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“St ATE OF ILLINOIS—SCHOOL LAW. 


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AN ACT | 
* 
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ™ 
A SYSTEM OF 
SCHOOLS. 
( Ne C H e iD e 
APPROV om  FRBRUAR Y 1 16, 1857. 


* SPRINGFIELD: 
“LANPHIER & WALKER, PRINTERS, 


- AN ACT 
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A SYSTEM OF | 


FREE: SCHOOLS 


~ - P 
a. S@H@ATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—HIS ELEC- 
4 ' TION AND DUTIES. ; 

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- Section 1. Be tt enacled hy the people of the state of 
Nlinois, represented in the General vts sembly, That at the 
election to hs eld on Luesday after the first Monday of lection et m- 
. November, A. D. 1858, and bienmally thereafter, there "°°" 
shall be elected , by the leval voters of this state, a state 
“ superintendent #: puvlie instruction, whe shall hold hig 
office for two years, and until his successor is duly elected 
and qualified. 
. § 2. Before entering upon his duties h ie unk fake and To 6!ve bem. 
> __ subseribe the usual oath of office, aah shall alse execute a 
-ggbond, in the penalty of tweuty-five thousand dollars, pay- 
per to the state of Illinois, with sureties to be approved 
y the governor, conditioned for the prom ipt discharge of 
-his duties as superintendent of public instruction, and for 
the faithful application and disposition, according to law, 
sof all school moneys that may ene into his hands by vir- 
tue of his office; said bond and oath shall be deposited with 
=the secretary of state, and an action may be maintained 
>.thereon by the state, at any time, for a breach of the con- 
_ ditions thereof. 
§ 8. It shall be his duty to PAGE an office at the seat of Keep omee atthe 
il 


: seat of < 
eee of the state, and to fi eG hath Ada 


aie 


e all papers, reports and meat. 
ablic documents transmitted to him by the school officers 

“of the several counties, each year ivaiels: and to keep 

“and preserve all other public documents, books and papers 

_relativ o schools, coming into his hands as state superin- 

d to hold the same in readiness to be exhibited 

; : vernor, or to any committee of either house of the 

3 ~ general assembly ; and shall keep a fair record of all mat- 

__..ters pertaining to the business of his office. 


EE. 780499 


Se Re er 


Ws57. 


Pey over moneyt 


Advise} with 
teachers- 


Supervision of 
cummon schools. 


Address ‘ciroalar 
letters. 


Report to gover- 
nor, 


+t 


y4. Heshall, without delay, pay over all sums of money _ 
which may come into his hands by virtue of his oufice, to 
the officer af persons entitled to receive the same, in such 
manner as may be prescribed by law. 

§ 5. He shall counsel and advise, in such manner as he 
may deem most advisable, with experienced and practical 
school teachers, as to the best manner of conducting com- 
mon schools | 

§ 6. Said superintendent shall have the supervision of 
all the common and public schools in the state, and shall 


‘be the general adviser and assistant of school commissioners 


in the state; he shall, from time to time, as he shall deem 
for the interest of schools, address circular letters to said 
commissioners, giving advice as to the best manner of con- 
ducting schools, constructing school houses, furnishing the 
same, and procuring competent teachers. 2 % 
§ 7. Said state superintendent shall, before the fi teenth” 
day of December of every year preceding that in which 
shall be holden a regular session of the general assembly, 
report to the governor the condition of schools in the sey- 
eral counties of the state, the whole number of schools 
which have been taught in each county in each of the pre- 
ceding years, commencing on the first Monday of October ; 
what part of said number have been taught by males ex- 
clusively 5; what part by females exclusivesy ; what part of 
said whole number have been taught by males and females 
at the same time; and what part by males and females at 
different periods; the number of scholars in attendance at 
said schools; the number of white persons in each county 
under twenty-one years of age; the amount of township 
and county fund 5 the amount of the interest of the state or 
common school fund, and of the interest of the township 
and of tue county fund annually paid out; the amount 
raised by an ad valorem tax; the wicle amount annuaily 
expended for schools; the number of school houses, their 
kind and condition; the number of townships and parts of 
townships ia each county ; the number and description of 
books and apparatus purchased for the use of schools and 


-school libraries under the provisions of this act, the prices 


Make rules and 
rex: lations, 


.shall make such rules and regulations as he ink 


paid for the same, and total amount purchased, and what 
quantity and how distributed; and the number and eondi- 
tion of the libraries, together with such other information 
and suggestions as he may deem important in relation to - 
the school laws, schools, and the means of promoting edu- 
cation throughout the state; which report shall be laid 
before the general assembly at each regular sessi 
§ 8. The said state superintendent of public in 


necessary and expedient to carry into full effect the pro- 
visions of this act, end of all the laws which now are or 


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may hereafter be in force for establishing and maintaining 
schools in this state; and the said superintendeat shall 
have power, and it shall be his duty, to explain and inter- 
pret and determine to all school commissioners, directors, 
township and other school officers, the true intent and 
meaning of this ect, and their several duties enjoined there- 
by, and his decision shall be final, unless otherwise directed 
by the legislature, or reversed by a couré of competent 
jurisdiction. 

§ 9. The said state superintendent shall have power to 
direct aud cause the school commissioner of any county, 
directors or board of trustees or township treasurer of any 
township, or other school officer, to withhold from any 
officer, or township, or teacher, any part of the common 
school, or township, or other school fund, until such oiicer, 
township, or teacher, shall have complied with all the pro- 
visions of this act relating to his, her or their duties, and 
such rules and regulations as the state superintendent may 
prescribe, not inconsistent with this act; and the state su- 
perintendent may forbid the payment of any part of the 
common school, township, county, or other school fund, to 
any district in which the school or schools have not been 
kept according to law, or in which no school has been kept 
for six months during the year next preceding the demand 
for payment. 

§ 10. And the said state superintendent shall receive 
annually the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to be paid 
quarterly, as a salary for the services required under the 
provisions of this act, or any other law that may be passed, 
and also for all necessary. contingent expenses, for books, 
postage and stationery pertaining to his office, to be audited 
and paid by the state, as the salaries and contingent ex- 

-penses of other officers are paid. © 


SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS—THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES. 


§ 11. Onthe Tuesday next after the first Monday in 
November next, and onthe Tuesday next after the first 
Monday in November, every two years thereafter, there 
shall be elected, by the qualified voters of each and every 
county in this state, a school commissioner, who shall ex- 
ecute the duties herein required. He shall, before enter- 
ing upon his duties, take an oath for the faithful discharge 
of his duties. He shall, before entering upon his duties, 
execute a bond, payable to the state of Illinois, with two 
or more responsible freeholders as security, to be approved 
b county court, (or in counties adopting the township 
ft) ization, by the board of supervisors, ) in e penalty of 
not less than twelve thousand dollars, to be increased “at 
the discretion of said court, in praportion to his responsi- 


1837. 


To interpret the 
meaning ef this 
ack. 


To eause sehce! 
commissioners 
‘to withneoid 
funds. 


Salary of super 
- intepdent. 


Blection of sehge 
Lconmmiasioner, 


Go giro bend. 


Sy 


“1557. 


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bilities, conditioned that he will faithfally perform all the 
duties of school cominissioner of said county, according to 


_the babs which are or may be in force; by which bond the 


¥ermo bond, 


° 
Laable to rem 
val, 


Yacancy te be 
fiiied by ep- 
poiniment. 


To provide books 
t® keep an nce 
@runt of sales of 
ods and mo- 
usys received. 


oblivers shall be bound jomitly and severally, and upon 
which an action or actions nay be maintained by the board 
of trustees of the propertownship, for the use of any town- 
ship or fund injured by any breach thereof; and joint action 
may be had for two or more funds. 

§ 12. Lhe bond required in the foregoing section shall 
be in the fullowing form, viz: 


STATE OF JLLINOIS, 
8 
County. ? ; 

Know al men by these presents, that we, A B,C D, and E I", are held 
and fininly bound, jointly and severally, an tothe people of the state of Illt- 
nois, in the penal sum of dollars, to the paviment of which we bind 
ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. 
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 
cay of AD 86-35 

The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounder 
A B, school cemimissioner of the county aforesaid, shall faithfully dis- 
ehaice allthe duttes of said office according to the laws which now are, or 
inayehereafter be in force, and shall deliver over to his successor in office - 
all moneys, books, papers and property in his hands as such school coms 
missioner, then this obligation to be vuid ; otherwise to remain in full foree 
and virtue. 


A B , [SEAL. ] 
Cc a) , [ SEAL. | 
i F » [SEAL. | 


And which bond shall be filed in the office of the county 
court. 

§ 18. he said commissioner shal be liable to removal 
by the county court, (or in counties adopting township 
organization, by the board of supervisors, ) for any palpa- 
ble violation of law or omission of duty; and if a majority 
of said court or board of supervisors shall at any time be 
satisfied that his bond is insufficient, it shall be his duty, 
on notice, to execute a new bond, to be payable, condi- 
tioned and approved as the first bond; the execution of 
which shall not affect the old bond, or the liability of the 
security thereof; and when the office of school commis- 
sioner shall become vacant by death, resignation, or other- 
wise, the county court, or board ar supervisors, shall fill 
the same by appointment for the unexpired term, and the 
person so appointed shall hold his office until his successor 
shall be qualified. 

§ 14.’ ‘The said commissioner shall provide three well 
bound books, to be known and designated by,the letters 
A, B, C, for the following purposes: Tn pook,A he shall re- 
cord at length all petitions presented to him for the sale 
of common school lands, and the plats and certifi of 
valuation made by or cid és the direction of the trustees of 


schools, and the affidavits in relation to the same. In book a 


B he shall keep an aecount of all sales of common school 


a. 


lands; which account shall contain the date of sale, name 
of purchaser, description of lands sold, and the sum sold 
for. In book C he shall keepa repulac account of ail 
inoneys received for lands sold, or otherwise, and loaned 
or paid out; the person of ae received, and on what 
account, a and showing whether it is principal or interest ; 
the person to whom loaned, the time for which the fob 
was made, the rate of interest, the names of the securities 
when personal security is taken, or if real estate is taken 
as security, a description of said real estate, and if paid 
out, to whom, when, and on ou or account, and the amount 
paid out; he list of sales, and the accounts of each town- 
ship fund to be kept separale. Said books shall be paid 
for out of the county treasury of the counties in which they 
are used. 

15. Whenever the bond of the township treasurer, 
approved by the board of trustees of schools, as required 
by law, shall be delivered by the trustees-of schools, or 
either of them, to the school commissioner, he shall receive 
and file the same with the papers of his office. He shall 
then, on demand, deliver to said township treasurer, who 
shall receipt thez refor, all moneys in his hands belonging to 
said township; also, all bonds, mortgages, notes eng, secu- 
rities of every description, for money or property due or 
to become due the township, and all papers of every de- 
scription belonging to or in anywise pertaining to the rights 
or interests of said township; and the receipt of said trea- 
surer to the school commissioner shall be carefully pre- 
served, and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated, 
as well in favor of the school commissioner as against the 
township treasurer. 


y/ Ae 16. Upon the receipt of the amount aus upon the 
au 


ditor’s warrant, the school commissioner shall apportion 
one-third of said amount to the several! I townships and parts 
of towaships in his connty, in proportion to tle number of 
acres in said townships and parts of townships, and the 
remaining two-thirds to the several townships and frac- 
tional townships in his county, according to the number of 
white wildest, under twenty-one years of a age: returned 
to niftis | in which townships or parts of towns! lips schools 
have been kept i in accordance with the provisions of this 
act, and with the instructions of the state and county 
superintendents, a and shall pay over the distributive share 
belonging to each township and fractional township, ag 
aforesaid, to the respective township treasurers, or other 
ii lhized persons, annually. When there is a county 


fi the hands of any school commissioner, it shall be 


loaned, and the interest applied as provided in this section 
with respect to the interest on ng state fund. 


1887. 


Bend of town. 
ship treaeerer., 


Scokhos! commis - 
sioner to appor- + 
tion state funds 


1857. 8 


Tq report to su- § +7? The Scr hool commissioner shall also, on wf befor re 
periniendent. : 
the second Monday of November, before each regular ses- | 
sion of the general assembly, or annually, if so required by 
the state superintendent, communicate to said super- 
‘intendent all such information and statistics upon the sub- 
jects of schools in the county as the said superintendent is 
bound to nia in his report to the governor, and such 
other information as the state superintendent shall. re- 
quire. 
lind § 18. The school commissioner, upon his removal or 
perty to succes- resignation, or at the expiration of his term of service, (or 
es in case of his death, his representatives,) shall deliver 
over to his successor in office, on demand, all moneys, 
books, papers and personal property, belonging to the 
office, or subject to the oh aR or disposition of the school 
: pcete AaaG 
To loan funds. 319. The school commissioner may loan any money, 
not interest, belonging to the county fund, before the same 
is called for ac cording to law by the township treasurer, 
at the same rate of interest, upon the same saab and 
for the same length of time as is praviced by this act in 
relation to the township treasurers; and notes and mort- 
gaces taken in the name of the “égchool commissioner” of 
the proper county, shall be, ha all loans heretofore made 
in the name of “school commissioners,” are hereby, de- 
ciared to be as valid as if taken in the name of “trustees 
of schools” of the proper township, and suits may be brought 
in the name of “school commissioners,”’ on all notes and 
mortgages heretofore or hereafter made payable to school 
commissioners. 
Be wisit schools § 20. It shall be the duty of the school commissioner to 
iu his county. 
visit, as often as practicable, the several schools of his 
county, and to note the common method of instruction and 
branches taught, and give such directions in the art of 
teaching, and the method thereof, in each school, as to him, 
together with the directors, shall be deemed expedient 
and necessary, so that each school shall be equal to the 
grade for which it was established, and that there may be, 
as far as practicable, uniformity in the course of studies 
in the schools of the several grades respectively, and shall 
carry ont the advice and instructions of the state super- 
intendent. 
Dae im core of ~—-§ 21. In all cases where the township board of trustees 
returns. of any township shall fail to prepare and forward, or cause 
to be prepared and forwarded, to the school commissioner, 
the information and statistics required of them in this act, 
it shall be the duty of said school commissioner to employ 
a competent person to take the enumeration, and furnish 
said statistical statement, as far as practicable, to the com- 
missioner; and said person so employed shall have free 


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access tn the books and papers of said pc lhl ta enable 
“him to make such statement; and the township treasurer, 
or otherofheer or person in whose custody such books and 
papers may be, shall permit said person to examine such 
books and papers, at such times and places as such person 
may desire, for the purposes aforesaid ; and the said school 
commissioner shall allow, and pay, to the person so em- 
ployed by him, for the services, such amount as he may 
judge réddonabie: out of any money which is or may come 
into said commissioner’s hands, apportioned as the share 
of or belonging to such township 3 and the said school com- 
missioner shall proceed to recover and collect the amount 
so allowed or paid for such services, in a civil action be- 
fore any justice of the peace in the county, or before any 
court having Jurisdiction, in the name of the people of the 

state of Illinois, of and against the trustees of schools of said 
BG Ani in there individual capacity 5 ; and in sach suit or 
suits the said school commissioner and township treasurer 
shall he competent witnesses; and the money so recovered, 
when: collected, shall be paid over to the school commnis- 
Stoner, for the year of said township, to replace the 
fae taken as aforesaid. . 

§ 22. When any real estate shall have been taken for 
debts due to any schoo! fund, the title to which real estate 
has hecome vested in any schoo] commissioner, or trustees 
af schools, for the use of the inhabitants of two or more 
townships, the school commisstoner may resell snch real 
estate for the benefit of said townships, under the provi- 
sions of this act regulating the sale of the common school 
lands; and the said commissioner is hereby a authorized to 
execute conveyances to purchasers ; and said commission- 
er shall be entitled to retain the same per centage on the 
amount of such sale, out of the assests thereof, as he is 
entitled to for selling the common shool lands. 


TOWNSHIPS—TRUSTEES OF SCHOOLS. 


6 93)" Each Be mane + township, as surveyed and 
lnid off by ae of the United States, is hereby estab- 
lished a township for school purposes. The business of 
the township shall be done by three trustees, to be elected 
by the legal voters of the township; and the said town- 
gh} ip, upon the election of trustees as aforesaid, as herein- 
after provided for, shall be a body corporate and politic, 
by the name and style of “trustees of schools of township 
,range, > according to thenumber. The said cor- 
poration shall kee perpetual existence, and shall have 
yower to Sue and be sued, to plead and be itmpleaded,'i in 


all courts and places Roce judicial proceedings are had. 


1857, 


Compensation, 


May resell real 
estate. 


te 


Trusteess made 
body politha. 


1807. 


Faietbility 
trustees, 


re 


9 


Fdection of trus- 


tees, 


Prevriso., 


# 


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Said trustees shall continue in office two years, and 
until others are elected and enter upon the duties of 
their otlice. 

9 24. .No person shall be Reis to the office of trus- 
tee of schools, unless % shall be twenty-one years of age, 
and a resident of the township. 

§ 25. The election of trustees of schools shall be on 
the second Monday in October, biennially, butin townships 
where such election has not been heretofore had, or where 
there are no trustees of schools, the election of trustees 
of schools may be holdenon any Monday; notice being 
given as hereinafter in this section required. The first elee- 
tion shall t pe ordered, if in townships already incorporated, 


‘by the trustees of ao of the township, the boay nship 


Further proviso. 


Judges and cl’ks 


éf election. 


“Hane, 
@leation, 


&e., 


of 


treasurer giving notice of the time and place, by posting 
up notices of the same at least ten days previous to the 
day of election, at or in the school house, ar in the most 
publie place in every school district in the township. If 
there are no trustees of schools in a township, the clerk 
of the county court shall cause the notice to be given as 
aforesaid. For all subsequent elections, the like notices 
shall be given by the trustees of schools, through the town- 
ship treasurer: Provdded, thatif, Ban any day appointed 
as aforesaid, for election aie iL he said trustees of 
schools, or judges, shall be of opinion hes on account of 
the small attendance of voters, the public good requires 
it, or if the voters present, or a majority of them, shail de- 
sire it, they shall postpone said election until the next 
Monday, and at the same place and hour; at which meet- 
ing the voters shall proceed as if it were not a postponed 
or “adj ourned meeting: nd, pupvaled, also, that uf notice 
shall ote have been given as above required, then, and in 
tllat case, said election may be ordered as aforesaid, and 
holden on the first Monday in November, or any other 
Monday ; notice thereof being given as aloresaid. 

§ 23... Two of, the. tri Istees ‘of schools of incorporated 
townships, if present, suall aet as judges, and one as clerk 
of said eleetion. If said trustees shall fail to attend, or re- 
fuse to act when present, and in townships unincorporated, 
the qualified voters present shall choose from amengst 
themselves, three judges and aclerk to open and conduct 
said election. 

§ 27. The time and manner of opening, conducting and 
closing said election, and the several liabilities appertain- 
ing to ‘the judges and clerks, and to the voters scparately 
and collectively, and the manner of contesting said elec- 
tions, shall be the same as prescribed by the general elec- 
tion laws of this state, defining the manner of electing 
magistrates and constables, so far as applicable, subject to 
the provisions of this act: Provdded, the judges may close 
said election at four o’clock, P. MI. : 


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23. No person Shall vote at said election unless he 


possesses the qialifieation of a voter ata generale ection. 
In case of a tie at such election it shall be determined by 
lot, on the day of election, by the judges thereot. 

2). When a vacancy or vacancies shall’ oc cur in the 
board of trustees of se hools, the remaining trustee or trus- 
tees shall order an election to fill such vacane y, upon any 
Monday ; notice to be given as required in section twenty- 
five hereof. 

§:°30. Upon the election of trustees of schools, the 
judges of the election shall cause the poll book of said elec- 
tion to be delivered to the school commissioner of the 
county, with a certificate thereon showing the election of 
said trustees, and names of the persons elected; which 
poll book, with the certificate, shall be filed by said com- 
missioner, and shall be evidence of such election. 

§ 81. The said trustees of schools, elected as aforesaid, 
shall be successors to the dene of school lands, ap- 
pointed by the county commis-ioner’s court, and of trus- 
tees of schools elected in tnd aes the aba sions 
of “an act making provisions for organizing and main- 
taining common scliools,?? approved Februr. ay 26, 1841, 
and of “an act to establish and maintain common schools,” 
approved March 1,1647. Allrights of property, and rights 
and causes of action, existing or vested in the trustees of 
school lands, or trustees of schools appointed or elected as 
aforesaid for the use of the inhabitants of the township, or 
any part of them, shall vest in the trustees of schools as 
successors, in as full and complete a manner as was vested 
in the school commissioner, | the trustees of school lands, | 
or tLe trustees of schools appointed and elected as afore- 
said. 

§ 32. It shall be the duty of the ntl board of trnus- 
tees to hold regular semi-annual sessions on the first Mon- 
days of April and October in each year, and may meet at 
such other times, and at such nite places as they may 
think proper; and the president of the board, or any two 
members thereof, may call a special meeting of the board ; 
and at all meetings of the board, two ofits members shall 
constitute a quorum to transact any business. Said board 
shall organize by appointing one of theirnumber president, 
and some person, who shail not be a Wirector or member 
of the board, tow jaca treasurer, who shall be ex-cyiezo 
clerk of the board. he said pres sident and township treas- 
urer shall hold their respective offices during the term 
for which that board of trustees, by which they are }p- 
pointed, shall have been elected, and until their successors 
are appointed, and until their newly appointed treasurer has 
piven bond as required by this act; either of said officers, 
however, for good cause, may be removed by the board. 


1857. 


Voters. 


Tie. 


Vacancy. 


Poll book deliv- 
ered to conmis- 
sioner. 


Powers of tras- 
tees and sue 
Ceéssors, 


- 


Meeting of. 


Clerk ef board. 


857. 


To prepare map, 
&o. 


School -districts 
may be formed 
from two or 
Baore townships 


Funds to be di- 


ided in propor- 
ion to taxes 
eollected, 


Trustees? duty, 


Funds. 


Distribute funds. 


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It shan be the duty of the president, when present; to pre- 
side at the meetings of the board; and it shall be the duty 
of the clerk to be present at all meetings of the board, and 
to record in a book to be provided for the purpose all 
their official proceedings, which shall be a public record, 
open to the inspection. of any person interested. therein 5 
and all said proceedings, when recorded, shail be signed 
by the president and clerk. If the presidentor clerk shall 
be absent, or refuse to perform. any of the duties of his 
ofice at any meeting of the board,a president or clerk, 
pro tempore, may be. appointed. 

§ 33. Trustees of schools shall lay off the tow: nship 
into districts to suit the wishes and convenience of a ma- 
jority of the inhabitants of their townships, and shall pre- 
pare, or cause to be prepared, a map of their township, as 
often as may be necessary, on which shall be designated 
districts, to be styled district No. ant township Na 
, which they may alter or change at any regular ses- 
sion; which map shall he e:rtified by the president and 
clerk of the board, and filed with, and recorded by the 
county clerk,in a bork to be kept PE that purpose, to be 
paid for outof the county treasury: Provided, that school 
districts may be formed out of parts or two or more town- 
ships or fraetional townships; in which case the trustecs 
of the schools of the tow nships interested shall act in con- 


junction in the formation of such district. When anew 


district is formed from one or more districts, the trustees 
shall make division of any tax funds which are, or may be, 
in the hands of any officer, in Pape EAD to the amount of 
taxes collected from the property remainirg in each dis- 
trict; andit shall be the duty of the officer to pay the same 
on the order of the trustees. 

§ 54. At each of theirhalf yearly meetings, on the first 
Monday of April and October, the trustees of schools shall 
proceed to ascertain the amount of state, county and town- 
ship funds liable to distribution, to wit: the fund arisin 
fronetiie two mill tax, the funds from taxes levied by the di- 
rectors for the purpose of paying teachers, the interest actu- 
ally on hand from the stateand county school fund, and such 
ofthe interest, rents, issues and proftts arising from the towne 
shiplands, and fands as have accrued and become due since 
the lastregular half-yearly meeting, except the two percent. 
and the three per cent. which the school commissioner is al- 
lowed toretain. The said trustees shall immediately there- 
upon proceed to distribute the aggregate amount of state, 
county and township funds thus ascertained to be liable 
to distribution, as follows: First, to the township treasur- 
er the two per cent. allowed him; second for the payment 
of the books of the township treasurer, if anything be due 
for that purpose ; third, for the payment of any reasonable 
charges for dividing common sclivol land, and making 


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plats, &c., as provided for in this act ; fourth, the balance, 
after deducting such an amount as a majority of the diree- 
tors in the township may, by petition, at the October term, 
request to be set apart for the support of schools in the 
suinmer, they shall apportion on the several schedules cer- 
tified and returned from each school in the township, ac- 
cording to law, in proportion to the number of days certi- 
fied on such schedules, respectively, to have been tuughit 
since the last regular return day fixed by the act or trus- 
tees for the return of schedules ; and the township treas- 
urer shall; as soon as practicable, pay out the money so 
apportioned to the several persons to whom it sha!l be dis- 
tributed; and shail hold the balance, if any, apportioned 
on the schedules, subject to the order of the directors-of 
the proper district, to be applied by them to the payment 
of teachers in their respective districts. The said trus- 
tees of scliools shall also make such oiders, not contrary 
to law, for the collection of the funds due, as in their dis- 
cretion shall be most for the interest of the funds. They 
“shall also, at their said half-yearly meetings, ascertain the 
amount of tax money, or other funds, if any, the treasurer 
las im hands belonging to any school district being wholly 
or partly in his township ; and they shall see that the treas- 
urer charges himself in his cash book, in a separate col- 
umn, iu favor of the proper district, with the amount they 
shail find to be in his hands belonging to such district; and 
the amount so ascertained to be in the hands of the treas- 
urer shall be paid out on the order of the directors. The 
trustees of schools shall also examine the certificate of 
the district directors to which such tax fund belongs, and 
they shall thereupon direct the treasurer to pay the tax 
money aforesaid to the several persons who may appear to 
be eniitied to it, according to the certificate of the di- 
"THC LG hae 

6 35. Whenever it may be desirable to establish a 
schoo] composed of pupius, residents of two or more dis- 
tricts, either in the same or different townships, it shall be 
the duty of the directors of each of such districts to trans- 
fer such number of the pupils residing in such districts as 
the directors of the interested districts may deem proper, 
to the schools so established; but the enumeration of 
scliolars shall be taken in each of such districts as if no 
such transfer had been made; and such sciiools, when so 
composed, shall be supported from the school funds of the 
respective townships in which the pupils composing such 
schools shall reside, and from which they have been trans- 
ferred; and the directors of the district in which the 
school is kept shall have the control and management of 
su h school; and the directors of each of such districts 
shall pay its share of the entire expenses, of every kind, 


1857. 


Collection ef the 
funds, 


Funds due dig- 


tricts to be pai 
on order of ¢ 
directera. me 


Schools composed 
of pupils frem 
two or more die 
tricts, 


Bnumeration tp 
be mede sepas 
rately. 


* 


. 


Bnien schools. 


Trustees report 
tf county com- 
Faigsioners, 


al 
a 


Ne. af echools. 


Ko. of scholars. 


No. ef teachers, 


No. of pet 208. 


14 


incurred in the establishment and support of such school, 
to be computed in proportion to the number of pupils re- 
siding in each of such districts composing such school ; 
and each tvoard of township trustees of the townships from 
which pupils are transterred, shall draw an order on its 
townslip treasurer in favor ofthe township treasurer of 
the township in which-the directors, or persons having the 
management of such school, shall reside, for its share of 
the fund for the payment of teachers, due on the schedule 
to be returned of tne number of days’ attendance of schol- 
ars from such township. The amount apportioned on such 
schedule shall be the same as if the schedule had been re-, 
turned for any school in the township, and anust be pre- 
seuted at the time required by law for the return of the 
schedules: Provided, however, by agreement of the sev- 
eral boards intrested therein, said school may be placed 
under the control and manageinent of such persons as may 
be determined by a majority of said board, who shall be 
styled ‘directors 6f union school, in district No. , in 
township No. ,’ and by such name shall be a body 
polite and corporate, having all the powers conferred on 
distriet directors 8, and the power to levy such taxes in the 
territory included in their district, to be collected in the 
same manner as other district ba nek are coliected. 

§ 86.. The board of trustees of each towesbup 4 in this 
state shall prepare, or cause to be preparea by the town- 
ship treasurer, the clerk of the board, or other person, and 
forwarded to the school commissioners of the county in 
which the township lies, on or before the second Monday 
of October, preceding each regular session of the general 
assembly of this state, and at such other times as may be 
required by the school commissioner, or by the state supér- 
intendent of public 1 instruction, a statement exhibiting the 
condition of schools in their respective townships for the 
preceding biennial period, giving separately each year, 
commencing onthe first Moultlays of October and ending 
on the last of September; which statement shall be as 
follows: Ist. ihe whole number of shools which have 
been taught in each year; what part of said number have 
been taught by males exclusively ; what part have been 
taught by females exclusively; what part of said whole 
number have been taught by males and females at the same 
time, and what part by males and females at different pe- 
riods. 2d. The whole number of scholars in attendance at 
all the schools, giving the number of males and females 
separately. 8d. The number of male and female teach- 
ers, giving each separately; the highest, lowest and ave- 
rage monthly compensation paid to male and female teach- 
ers, giving each item separately. 4th. The number ot 
persons under twenty-one years ofage. Oth. The amount 


15 


of the principal of the tow nship fund; the amount of f the Am?nt of smes. 


interest on the hg ad fund pate Hite the township treas- 
ury; the amount of state or commen school fund received 
by the township treasurer; the amount raised by ad valo- 

- rem tax, and the amount of such tax received into the 
township treasury, and the amount of all other funds. re- 
ceived into the towuship treasury. 6th. amount paid for 
teachers’ wages; the amount paid for school house lots 5 
the amount paid for building, repairing, purchasing, re ie 
ing and furnishing’ school houses; the amount paid for 
achool apparatus, for books and other incidental ce 8 
for the use of school libraries; the amount ae as come 
pensation to township officers and others. Tth. The whole 
amount of the receipts and expenditures for salt pur- 
poses, together with such other statistics and esto riniat fon 
in regard to sehools as the state superintendent or school 
commissioner may require. 

§ 57. In all cases’ where a township is, or shall be di- 
vided by a county line, or lines, the board of trustees of 
#uch township shall make, or ean ise to be made, separate 
enumerations of male and female white persons of te ages 

as directed in the foregoing section of this act, design ating 
separately the nuinber residing in each of the counties in 
which such township may lie, and forward each 1 ve 
number to the proper school commissioner of each of said 
counties; and in like manner, as far as practicable, all 
other statistics and information enumerated and required 
to be reported in the aferesaid section, shall be separately 
reported to the several school commissioners ; and all such 
parts of said statistical information as are not susceptible 
of division, and are impracticable to be reported separ- 
ately, shall be reported to the school commissioner of the 
county in which the sixteenth section of such township is 
situated. 

O38. At each semi-annual meeting, and at such othe 
meetings as they may think proper, the said ae bo td 
shall examine all books, notes, mortgages, panei: pa- 
pers, moneys and effects of the dob pie ratibn and the ac- 
counts and vouchers of the township treasurer, or other 
township school officer, and shall make such order thereon 
for their security, preservation, collection, correction of 
errors, if any, and for their proper management, as may 
seem to said board necessary. 

§ 39. The board of trustees of each township in the 
state may receive any gift, grant, donation, or demise, 
made for the use of any schoo! or schools, or library, or 
other school purposes within their jurisdiction; and they 
shall be, and are hereby invested, in their corporate ca- 

_ pacity, with the title, care and custedy of all school houses 
_ and school house sites; but the supervision and control 


Paid wut, 


O-her informa-_ 
tion as required 
by the superie- 


tendent. 


Separate 
meration 
made, ~ 


ena 
te be 


i 


Y Books and vonap- 


ers to be6 
amined. 


Donations 


ek 


1857. 


Ti-e control of 
echovl houses 
vested in the 
Loard of direc- 
ters, 


Meneg to be paid 
to township 
taeasurer, 


Trustees to pur- 
cha @ real estate 


16 


of them is expressly vested in the directors of each district 
in which said property is situated; aud when ia the opinion 
of the school directors, the school house site has become 
unnecessary, or unsuitable, or inconvenient for a school, 
said board shall sell and convey the same in the name or 
the said board, after giving at least tweuty days’ notice of 
‘Was: sale, by posting up written or printed notices thereof, 
particularly describing said property and terms of sale, and 


-such conveyance shall be executed by the president and 


clerk of said board, and the avails shall be paid over to 
the township treasurer for the benefit of said district; and 
all conveyances of real estate, which may be made to said 
board shall be made to said board in their corporate name, 
and to their successors in ofice. When any two or more 
districts shall be consolidated into one, the new district 
shall own all the corporate property of the several dis- 
tricts; and when a district shall be divided, or a portion 
set off to another district; the funds, property, or the in- 
come and the proceeds thereof belonging to such district 
shall be distributed or adjusted among the several parts 
by the trustees of the town or towns to which such district 
belongs, and in a just and equitable manner. 

§ 40. The township board shall cause all moneys for 
the use of the township to be paid over to the township 
treasurer. They shall have power, also, to remove the 
township treasurer at any time, for any fatlure or rejusal 
to execute or comply with any order or requisitions of said 
board, legally mace, or any other improper couduet in the 
discharge of hisduty as treasurer, or al any tine they may 
deem such removal expedient. They stiail also have pow- 
er, for any failure or refusal as aforesaid, to sue lun upon 
his bond. 

§ 41. The township trustees are hereby vested with 
general power and authority to purchase real e. tate, if in 
their opinton the interests of the townstip fund will be pro- 
moted thereby, in satisfaction of any jucgment! or decree 
wherein tue said board or school commissioner are plaine 
tiffs or complainants; and the title of such real esiate so pur- 
cuased shall vest in said board, for the use of the inhabi- 
tants of said township, for school purposes; and all pur 
chases of land heretofore made by school commissioners, 
or trustees of school lands, or trustees of schools, for the 
use of any fund or township for the use of schools, are 
hereby declared valid. The said board are hereby vested 
with general power and authority to make all settlements 
with persons indebted to them in their official capacity ; or 
receive deeds of real estate in compromise ; and to cancel, 
in such manner as they may think proper, notes, bonds, 
mortgages, judgments and decrees, existing, or that may 
hereafter exist, for the benefit of the township, when. the 


Rhy = en, 


LT 


interest of said township, or the fund concerned, shall, in 
their opinion, require it; and their action shall be valid. 
Said board of trustees are hereby authorized to lease or 
sell, at public auction, any land that may come into their 
‘possession, in such manner and on such terms as they shall 
deem for the interest of the township: Provided, that in 
all cases of sale of land, as provided in this section, the 


_ sale shall be made at the same place, and notice given of 


it in the same manner as is provided in this act for the sale 
of the sixteenth section. 


SCHOOL DIRECTORS-——-THEIR ELECTION AND DUTIES. 


§ 42. It shall be the duty of the legal voters within each 
school district to meet at the school house, or other con- 


» venient place inthe district, on the first Monday of Octo- 


ber next, or as soon thereafter as the township may be laid 
off into districts, and on the first Monday of October an- 
nually thereafter, and elect three persons within the dis- 
trict, to be styled school directors, who shall continue in 
office for the term of one year, and until their successors 
are elected. But the first election may be held on any 
Monday, notice being given by the township treasurer, ac- 
cording to the provisions for the election of trustees. The 
legal voters, when assembled, shall choose three of their 
number to act as judges, and one as clerk, at such elec- 
tion. In case of atie at said election for school! directors, 
it shall be determined by lot on the day of election, by the 
judges thereof. The district directors, upon their election, 
or as soon thereafter as practicable, shall agree and appoint 
one of their number clerk, who shall keep a record of ail 
the official acts of the board of directors, in a book to be 
provided for that purpose. Before every election of di- 
rectors, and when a vacancy shall occur in the board of 
directors, the remaining director or directors shall order 
an election to fill said vacancy, giving at least five days’ 
notice, by posting advertisements in at least three public 
places in the district ; and the judges of the election shail 
cause the poll book to be delivered to the township treas- 
urer, with a certificate thereon showing the election of 
said directors and names of the persons elected, which poll 
book shall be filed by the township treasurer, and shall be 
evidence of said election. If any trustee or director shall 
not be an inhabitant of the district or township which he 
represents, an election shall be ordered to fill the vacancy, 
and no person shall be at the same time a director and 
trustee, nor shall a director or trustee be interested in any 
contract mace oy %.e board of which he is a member. 


Previse. 


Bileestion of schevl 
direciore. 


Firat @icelion - 


held on ary 
Monday. 


Te. 


Selection of clerk 


Nobiceof elects ® 


1857. 


Authorized to 
levy tax for 
building school 
houses, and for 

Libraries, furni- 
ture and fuel. 


~ 


- Directors to esti- 


mate the 
amount of funds 
required to be 
taised for school 
purposes. 


PAG rate per eent 


List of 
ers. 


tax-pay- 


Subject te vote 
of Veepis. 


Form of certifi- 
eate. 


Duty ef county 
dierk, 


18 


§ 43. For the purpose of erecting school houses, or 
purchasing school house sites, or fer the repairing and im- 
proving the same, for procuring furniture, fuel and district 
libraries, and for the purpose of paying the balance due 
teachers, after the state and township funds are exhausted, 
the board of directors of any district shall be authorized 
to have levied and coilected a tax, annually, on all the 
prepery in their district. . 

§ 44. At each meeting in October, orat any subsequent 

meeting thereafter, betorée the first Monday of July, an- 
nite “each board of directors in this state shall deter- 
mine, by estimate, as nearly ag practicable, the entire 
eisunt of money necessary to be expended in the district, 
to keep in good condition and operation a suflicient num- 
ber of free schools for the accommodation of all the child- 
ren in said district during the ensuing year, over and above 
the available means arising from the ‘township fund orfrom 
other sources, and also such additional amount as the 
board may think necessary for the exclusive purpose of 
supplying any deficiency in the fund for the payment: of 
teachers, and for the purpose of extending the terms of 

schools after the state or common school fund shall have 
been exhausted; and shall determine, as nearly as prac- 
ticable, what rate per cent. on the one hundred dollars’ 
valuation of all the taxable property in the district, each 
of said amounts, separately, will require to be levied; each 
of which rates so estimated and required to be Jevied, to- 
gether with a list of all the resident tax payers of the dis- 
trict, the said board shall make known by certificate in 
writing, signed by the president and clerk of the board, or 
at least two of the directors, to the clerk of the county 
court of the county, on or before the first Monday of July 
next thereafter in each year: Provided, that the people 
vote the same as hereinafter expressed, which certificate 
may be in the following form, viz: 


We, the undersigned, directors of district No. —, township No. —, range 
No. —, in the county of , and state of Tilinois, do hereby certify that 
said board toby estimated and required to be levied for the year 15—, the 
for gebers al school purposes, and the rate of . for 
paying teachers and extending terms of schools, on each one hundred ‘dol- 
lars’ valuation of taxable property in said district. Given under our bands, 


rate of ———~. 


this day of , 18—. 
ASBS, 
C. D., > Directors. 
i ee 
845. According to the rate or rates coartified ag afore- 


said, the said county clerk, when making out the tax books 
for the collector, should compute each taxable person’s 
tax in said district, taking as a basis the total amount of 
taxable property returned by the county assessor for that 


year, lying andbeing in said district, whether belonging 


cal 
a» 


19 


‘to residents or non-residents, and also each and every tract 
of land assessed by the assessor, which lies, or the largest 
part of which lies in said district. The said county clerk 
shali cause each person’s tax so computea to be set upon 
the tax book, to be delivered to the collector for that year, 
in a separate column, against each tax payer’s name, or 
parcel of taxable property, as it appears in said collector’s 
book, to be collected in the same manner, and at the same 
time, and by the same persons, as state and county taxes 
are collected: Provided, the assessments so made in the 
years intervening between the regular biennial assessments 
of real estate as provided in the revenue acts, shall be 
based upon the tax payer’s real estate as assessed at the 
regular biennial assessment. .The computations of each 
person’s tax, and the levy made by the clerk, as aforesaid, 
shell be final and conelusive: Provided, further, the pAve 
shall be uniform, and shall not exceed the rate certified by 
the board of directors ; and the said county clerk, before 
delivering the tax book to the collector, shail make cut 
and deliver, on demand, to each township treasurer, of the 
respective townships in the county, a Kertitionte of the 
amount due each district in his township, of said tax so 
levied and placed upon the tax books; and on or before 
the first day of April next after the delivery of the tax 
books containing the computation and levy of said taxes 
aforesaid, or so soon thereafter as the township treasurer 
shall present the said certificate of the amount of said tax, 
and make a demand piunct oy the said county collector 
shall pay to said township treasurer the full amount of said 
tax, so ceritfied by the county clerk, retaining from said 
amount only two per centum, as his fees for collection, 
taking of the township treasurer his receipt therefor, which 
receipt shali be evidence, as well in favor of the col- 
lector as against the township treasurer; and said treas- 
urer shall enter the same in his books, under the proper 
heads, and pay the same out as provided for by this act. 
When a district is composed of parts of two or more town- 
ships the directors shall determine and inform the collector 
in. writing, under their hands as directors, which of the 
treasurers of the townships from which their district is 
formed shall demand and receive the tax money collected 
by the county collector as aforesaid. 


1857. 


Provisa. 


Districts com- 
posed of two or 
more townships 


§ 46. If any collector shall fail to pay the amount of Penaity. 


paid tax, or any part therecf, as required in the aforesaid 
section, it shall be competent for the township tr osurer, 
or other authorized person, to proceed egain t such 

collector and his securities in en action of debt in the 
county court; which court is hereby vested with full pow- 
er and authority to hear and determiné eli such suits, ren- 


cer judgments and issue execution; or said suit may be 


“ 


Proviso. 


Gortificate to be 


returned tochk , 


ef co. court. 


®ounty clerk to 
furnish valua- 
tion of property 


Wirectors may 
borrow money to 
build schoel 
Bouses. 


Proviso. 


Further provise, 


Board of direc- 
tors a body cor- 
peraic. 


20 
biguahe in any other court having jurisdiction; and the 
said collector, so in default, shall pay twelve per centum 
upon the amount due, to be assessed as damages, which 
shall be included in the judgment rendered against hin: 
Provided, no collector shall be able for such part of said 
tax as he shall be able to make appear he could not have 
collected by law until he may be able to se collect such 

amount. 
§ 47. When a district is or shall hereafter be situated 
in two or more counties, the certificate of the rate of tax- 

ation shall be returned to the clerks of the county court 

of each of such cvunties, furnishing to each clerk the 
names of the resident tax payers of that part of such dis- 
trict which lies in his county 3 and each of said clerks shall 
proceed in all respects as regards the taxable residents 
and taxable property of that part of such district situated 
in his county, and for the purpose of enabling school di- 
rectors to make the estimate of taxes, the county clerk of 

each county shall furnish tothe clerk ofeach of said boards” 
the totalamount of the valuation of taxable property of each 

district respectively, asreturned by the assessor of the previ- | 
ous year; andto enablethe clerk of the county court to per-= 
form his duty for the first estimates as aforesaid, the di- 

rectors shall farnish to said county clerk a list of all the 

names of the resident tax payers of the previous year in 

said district, in the county, and thereafter said list of 
names shall be furnished as provided in this act. For the 

purpose of erecting school houses, or purchasing school 

house sites, or for repairing and improving the same, it 

shall be lawfal for the board of directors of any district to 
berrow money, at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per 

cent. per annum, and issue bonds therefor in sums riot less” 
than one hundred dollars; which bonds shall be executed” 
by the president and clerk of said board, or at least two 

of the directors: Provdded, that the total indebtedness” 
incurred by any district under this section, shall net at any 

time exceed three per cent. per annum of the assessed. 
value of the real and a has property of said cistrict: 
Provided, further, that the same shall be voted by a ma- 

jor ity of all the votes cast at any election, first giving ten 
days’ notice thereof, by posting up three notices of ne 
time, place and object of the meeting. 

§ 48. .The board of directors in each district in this 
dato, eal dey deonell (asic (ade hereby declared a body 
olitic and. corporate, by the name of “ school directors 

of district num cf —, township any relies ——— 
county of ————, and state ef Illinois,’ and by that name 
may sue and be sued, clead and be impleaded, answer and 
be answered unto, in all courts and places whatever, and 
to have perpetual succession. Each district shall be liable © 


5 
aud 


21 


for the balance due teachers after the state and township 
funds are exhausted, and also for all debts contracted un- 
der the authority of law. A majority of said directors 
shall constitute a quorum to do business; and the board, 
when convened, shall have power to purchase libraries and 
apparatus for the district, to be paid for out of the tax 
funds of the district. They shall establisha sufficient num- 
ber of common schools for the education of every individ- 
ual person over the age of five and under twenty-one years, 
in their respective bagtrdotsic ; and shall make the necessary 
provision for continuing such schools in operation for at 
least six months in each year, and longer, if practicable. 
They shall cause suitable lots of ground to be procured, 
and suitable buildings to be erected, purchased or rented 
for schoo! houses; “shall s supply the same with furniture 
and fuel, and make all other provisions relative to schools 
which they may deem proper; they may adopt rules for 
the government of schools, and shall exercise a general 
supervision over the schools of their respective districts, 
and shall, by one:or more of their number, visit every 
school in the district at least once a month, and shall cause 
the result of such visit to be entered on the records of the 
board. They-shall have the appointment of all-teachers 
of the schools in the district; shall fix the amount of teach- 
ers’ salaries or compensation, and may dismiss them at any 
time for incompetency, cruelty, negligence or immorality; 
shall direct what branches of learning shall be tanght in 
each school, and may suspend or expel from the school all 
pupils cis guilty, on full examination and hearing, of re- 
fractory or incorrigibly bad conduct. / Said school direc- 
tors are hereby authorized to receive and hold, by their 
name of school directors, for the use of schools in the dis- 
rict, any book purchased for or donated to the district hibra- 
ry, and the sameshall be kept and controlled and loaned to 
the inhabitants of the district, according to rules prescribed 
by said directors. But the librarian: shall, in no case, 
receive any compensation out of the schoo! fund for his 
services. The directors of any district are hereby author- 
ized to appropriate any surplus moneys, after paying teach- 
ers’ wages and all other necessary school expenses, in any 
year, in the purchase of school libraries and apparatus for 
their respective districts. No school site shall be pur- 
chased, nor shall a school house be erected, located, pur- 
chased or changed without the consent of a majority of the 
legal voters of any district at an election; in which case 
notice shall be given in the same manner, and for the same 
number of days as is required for the election of directors, 
either by the directors or at least ten legal voters of said 
district. Provided, however, if a majority of the votes 
cast ‘at said election is not obtained for auy site, the di- 


1837. 


Each district H- 
able for balance 
aue teachers. 


Power to pur- 
chase libraries. 


~ 
Build and furm- 
ish scheei 
houses, 


Visit schools, 


Shall appoint & 
may dis bw 
teachers. 


Have control of 
district libra- 
ries, 


May expend enr< 
plus moneys fer 
libraries. 


Proviso. 


1857 22 
rectors shall have power to locate and build a school house 
which stall not cost over the sum of $1000; nor shall the 
directors have power to levy taxes for the purpose of ex- 
tending the terms of schools for a longer period than six 
months in each year; nor for the purpose of building a 
school house to cost over the sum of $1000, without the 
Ransant of a majority of the votes cast at said election. 


he notice shall state the questions to be decided at said 
election. 


OF JUDGMENTS AND EXECUTIONS AGAINST BOARDS OCF TRUS=< 
TEES OR SCHOOL DIRECTORS. 
* 


Judgment and § 49. If judgment shall be obtained against any town- 
sy eetearre ship board of trustees or school directors, the party entitled 
satiee to the benefit of such judgment may have execution there- 
for,.as follows, to wit: it shall be lawful for the court in 
which such judgment shall be obtained, or to which suéh 
judgment shall be removed, .by transcript or appeal from 
a justice of the peace, or other court, to issue thence a 
writ, commanding the directors, trustees and treasurer of 
such township to cause the amount thereof, with interest 
and costs, to be paid tothe party entitled to the benefit of 
said judement t, out of any moneys, unappropriated, of said 
townships ; or if there be no such moneys, out of the first 
acteek applicable to the payment of the kind of services 
indebtedness for which such judgment shall be obtained, 
wi high shall be received for the use of such township ; : and 
to enforce obedience to such writ by attachment, or by 
mandamus, re ania such board to levy a tax for the pay- 
ment of said judgment; and all legal process, as well as 
writs to enforce payments of a judgment, shall be served 


=) 
either on the president or clerk of the board. 


EXAMINATION AND QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS. 


Examination of = § 5). ‘The school commissioner shall, either by himself or 
any person or persons whom he shall appoint, examine such 
person or persons paopusibg toteach a common schoolin the 
county, in relation to his or her qualification to teach or- 
thography, reading in English, penmanship, arithmetie, 
English grammar, * modern geography and the History of 
the United States ; and if he or they shall be satisfied that 

such person sustains a good moral char acter, and is quali- 

fied properly to teach all se be ese branches, he or they 

shall give such person a certificate of qualification; which 
; certificate shall be good md valid in said county for ie 
| years from the date thereof, and said certificate may 
renewed, at its expiration, by indorsement thereon b Be 
said hteatuolaines or examiners. And the said coke: 


‘ 


ra on 


sioner may revoke said certificate for gross immorality, in- 
Competency, or other adequate cause. The said certifi- 
eate to the teacher may be in the following form, viz 


—— ILLINOIS, 18— 
The undersigned having examined and being satisfied that 
sustains a good moral character, hereby certify that is quali- 


. fied pro perly to teach the following branches, viz: orthography, reading 


er 

@ommissioney 
may reywoke eer- 
tifieate. 


Form of certif- 
Gate, 


in English, pehmans| up, arithmetic, English grammar, modern geography, 


and the History of the United States; which certificate is good and valid 
in said cownty fortwo years from the date hereof, renewable at the qpian 
of the schoo] commissioner, or of any two members of the board of ex- 
aminers, by his or their indorsement thereon. 
Given under hand, at the date aforesaid. 
AB, School Commissioner. 


D, s < 
E FP, Evaminers. 


Provided, that sod and every school or schools, of 

whatever grade, established orauthorized to be est :hlished 
aie the provisions of this act, shall be a school or schools 
for the purpose of teaching various branches of an English 
education; and no part of the common school fund, town- 
ship fund, or of any other school fund, shall be paid: out or 
appropriated for the establishing, conducting, or. the sup- 
porting In any manner of any other character or class of 
schoc!] or schools, as aforesaid designated: Provided, 
that nothing herein contained shall prevent the fesebing a 
foreign language i inea common school, as aforesaid. 

§ 51. Tt shall -be the duty of the school. commissioner 
to fix upon the time of holding meetings for the examina- 
tion of teachers, in such places in their respective counties, 
as will, in their opinion, best ac ecommodate the greatest 
number of candidates for examination 5 notice of all such 
meetings having been pobliahed:: in some newspaper of gen- 
eral circulation ; and all teachers who do not attend at the 


appointed time for said examination, shall pay to the school 


commissioner one dollar for their certificate. 


x 


TEACHERS=-THEIR DUTIES. 


§ 52. No teacher shall be entitled to any portion of the 
common school or township fund, or other public fund, or 
be employed to teach any school under the control of any 
board of directors of any school district .in this state, who 
shall not, before his employment, exhibit to said board, or 
to a committee of said board, a certificate of qualification 
obtained under the provisions of this act; nor shall any 
teacher be paid any portion of the school or public fund 
aforesaid, unless he shall have kept and furnished sched 
ules as herein directed: Provided, if the directors of a 
district shall certify that they are unable to procure a teach- 
er competent to teach the branches required by this act, 


Pre;ise. 


Heetings for ex- 
amination of 
teachers. 


Publication of 
netice.e 


Exhibit ee:ti@e 
cate. 


Froviee, 


Behedules. 


Form ofsehedule SCHEDULE of a common school kept by A B, at 


24 


the commissioner shall issue a certificate of qualification 
to teach such branches as said directors may specify ; 
_which certificate shall be valid only in said district, and 
for one year. 7 

§ 538. Teachers shall make schedules of the names of 
all scholars under twenty-one years of age, attending their 
schools, in the form prescribed by this act; and when 
scholars reside in two or more districts, townships or 
counties, separate schedules shall be kept for each district, 
township or county, and the absence or presence of every 
scholar shall be set down under the proper date, and op- 
posite the name, on every day that Bn open, and the 
absence of ascholar shall be signified by a blank—the 
presence by a mark. The Hohvaule to be made and re- 
turned by the teacher shall be, as near as circumstances 
will permit, in the following form, viz: 


, in district 


number , in township number , Tange number —— of 
the principal meridian, in the county of , in the state 


of Lilinois. 


1a | | Joo [oe Jae Jen | hie |e lee |e || Jer fio [eo [2 Joo fom | 
wo fmm tem fs Te (RGR lee [ER [ae 109 [oo 8 
2 
a 
Oo 
be . 
B 3 a 
13 e 3 
PIS (SIS ISIS IS WISI IS SIS TRIS IS ISIN IS SS le 

= a 
Mames of schelars attending my) =| |.» £ v| }ele Ry 3 
school, and residing in district} * Sis ees 6 fe alia an 
ae : iy « ote ft eat ede |S ile al OVO |e al .|S | 2 tay 
number 9» In. township ——|p) bh] 2/8] al Sie els] al SI SlAle] A SIA] als] ala 
i o x 5 a} xs}|o;o Rlel(S(VlS [ble S/OISl bel e(OlTl pis 
nerth, range —— west, in ——|S/clal/ Z| sl SiSlSsizZlele ls lalZialglsia|2\s wes 
county, E(S SESE SSS /E/S (o/s sa (8 / Sele ls |e 
rm |». a w]e il ote Slat Ssh iS Ce a\s = 
7B Ye |S | | | fe |e es | les oe | |B IE Ie |S 
3 
: =] 
iS ‘ 
© 3 
= le 
Jgonn SMithgeccecerccercscrerscage 7) 1] 2} 11 1 1 i ( 1/1) 1 1 1 14 
Isaac Me@slie€r,...cs.es oe eseeeceios I 1 Shia Veal a il { 1| 1 i 
Sarah Danforth). oceerececne oa sin als i 1) teat Th pede wa WA a a) vot ahaa al were 
Mary Newman,....seese eceseorvee| f] YT] 4 1| SOM nar tee aime Sy UB | 1) 11) t) ata] 1) 149 
GEM sal. =a 
Grand total number of days,....¢0.! «« qiWleisce wmniwisieine ie slate! Rinietsreoelecaiers ale es eve ciee vols sis siecle 0+ 


And said teacher shall add up and set down the whole 
number of days’ attendance of each scholar, and add up 
said whole numbers, and make out the grand total num- 
ber of days’ attendance, as in the form above prescribed, 
and shall attach thereto his certificate, which shall be in 
the following form, viz: 


I certify that the foregoing schedule of scholars attending my school, as 
therein named, and residing as specified in said schedule, to the best of my 


knowleflge and belief, is correct; and that it was a achoolfor the purpose. 


of teaching various branches of an English education. 
A. B., Teacher. 


25 1857. 


When the teacher shall have completed his or her sched- scheauics to ve 
: ule\or schedules, as above required, he or she shall deliver ee ae 

it to some one of the directors, and it shall be the duty of 

said director, in connection with one other director of the 

board, to carefully examine such schedule or schedules, 

and, after correcting all errors, and if they shall find such 

schedule to have been kept according to law, they shall 

certify to the same, as near as practicable, in the following 

form, viz: 


STATE OF Inzinors, 2 
County, § 
We the undersigned, directors of »in township number > Form of certifi- 
range number ,in the county aforesaid, certify that we have ex- ‘ate. 
amined the foregoing schedule, and find the same to be correct, and that 
the school was conducted according tolaw. ‘That there is now due said 
C D, teacher, as per contract, the sum of dollars and cents, 
aud that the said teacher has a legal certificate of good moral character, 
and of qualification to teach a common school (or of such a grade as the 
ease may be. 
Witness our hands, this 


$$. 


day of , A. D. 185—. 


a b” { Directors. 


Which schedule or schedules, certified as aforesaid by at Stheduies to ve 
least two directors, shall be filed by said directors with 
the township treasurer; and until such schedule and re- 
port, as aforesaid, shall have been filed as aforesaid, it 
shall not be lawful for said treasurer to pay said teacher, 
or any two members thereof to draw an order in favor of 
said teacher. . 

§ 54 School directors shall certify no schedule that pirectersitmitea 
reaches back toa time more than six months from the time *,.\°,2°° @ 
fixed by law for the regular return and presentation of 
schedules to the school directors. Schedules made and 
certified, as aforesaid, shall, at least two days before the 
first Monday in April and October, be delivered by the 
directors to the township treasurer. 


TOWNSHIP TREASURER-——HIS DUTIES. 


§ 50. The township treasurer appointed by the board ‘ronmrers 
of trustees, shall, before entering upon his duties, execute “°° 
a bond, with two or more freeholders, who shall not be 
members of the board, as securities; payable to the board 
of the township for which he is appointed treasurer, with 
a sufficient penalty to cover all liabilities which may be 
incurred, conditioned faithfully to perform all the duties of 

_township treasurer, in township ————, range ————, in 
county, according tolaw. The security shail be 
approved by at least a majority ef the board, and shall be 
delivered by one of the trustees to the school commissioner 
of the proper county. And in al} cases where such treas- 


urer aforesaid is to have the custody of all bonds, mort- 
gages, moneys and effects denominated principal, and be- 


longing to the township for which he is appointed treas- 


Ferm of bead. 


urer ; the penalty of said treasurer’s bond shall be twice 
the amount of said bonds, notes, mortgages, moneys and 

effects. And every township treasurer. appointed subse- 
quent to the first, as herein provided, shall execute bond, 
with security, as is required of the first treasurer. The 
bond required in this section shall be in the following form, 
Viz: | 


STATE oF ILLINOIS, i 
County, ere 

Know all men by these MEP, that we, A B,C D ee E F, are held 
and firmly bound, jointly and severally, unto the board of , in said 
county, in the artal sum of . dollars, for the payment of which we 
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these 
presents. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals 
this day of 5 Sa pie 

The condition of the above obligation is such, that ifthe above bounden 
A B, township treasurer of township , range , in the county 
aforesaid, sh: a faithfully discharge all the duties of said office according 
to the laws which now are or may hereafter be in force, and shall deliver 


' to his successor in office all moneys, books papers, securities and panei 


Te previde books 
amd keep account 
ef money re- 
aeived, 


in his hands as such ere? treasurer, then this obligation to be voi 
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. 
A.B. [SEAt. 
Cc. D he 
EK. F. {| szax | 
Approved and accepted by | 
c Gon. 
Le Ji Trustees. 
43 4 


§ 06. Every township treasurer ayes provide himself, 
with two well bound books, the one tobe called a cash 
book, the other a loan book. He shall charge himself in 
the cash book with all moneys received, stating the charge, 
when, from whom and on what account received; and 
credit himself with all moneys paid or loaned, the amount 
loaned, the date of the loan, the rate of interest, the time > 
when paya le, the name of the securities, or if real estate 
be taken, a description of the same. He shall also enter 
in Separate accounts moneys received and moneys paid 
out, charging the first to debit account, and crediting the lat- 
ter as sake to-wit: 1st. The principal of the township 
fund, when paid in, and when paid out. 2d. The interest 
of the township fund, when received and when paid out. 
dd. The common school fund, and other funds, when re- 
ceived from the school éommissioner, and when paid out. 
4th. The taxes received from the county collector, dis- 
a ishing between that for general school purposes and 
that levied for the purpose of prolonging schools. 5th. 
Donations received. 6th. Moneys coming from all other 
sources; and in all eases entering the date when received 


=) 
and when paid out; and he shall also arrange and keep 


27 | huss 


his books and accounts in such other manner as mey | 
/ Girected by the state or county superintendent, or th 
board of trustees. He shall ‘also. provide a book, tov | 
- exiled a journal, inwhichhe shall record{ully aud at length 


t eacts and proceedings of the board, their orders, by-laws’ 


end resolutions ; which book shall be at all times subject 
to the inspection of said board, or other persons attliorized 

by this act, or of any committee appointed by the inhabi- 
tants of the tewnship to examine the same. And he shall 
also provide a book to be called a record, in which he shall 

, enter a brief description of all notes or bonds belenging to 
the township, and upon the opposite page he shall note 
down when paid, or any remarks to show where or in what 
condition it is, as in the following form, viz: 


Maker? 
names, |Vate ef mete.| When due. | Amount. Remarks. 
A B, C D. | gannary Ist, | January Ist, $30 00 January % 185—, handed tol J, 
EP. | 186-,. i8&-, @c., for colieetion (or Jan. 6,183-, 
x paid.) 


§ 570 The township treasurers shall loan, upon the fol- 
lowing corditions, all moneys which shall come to their 
hands by virtue of their office, exeept such as may be sub- 
ject to distribution. The rate of interest shall be ten per 
cenfum per annum, payable half yearly in advance. The 
time for which loans shall be made shall not be Jess than 
six months nor more than five years. Fer all sums not 
exceeding one hundred dollars, loaned for not more than 
one year, two responsible securities shall be given; for 
all sums over one hundred dollars and for ali loans for 
more than one year, security shall be given by mort- 
_ gage on real estate, unineumbered, in value double the 
_ amount. loaned, with a condition that in case additional 
security shall at any time be required, the same shall be 
_ given to the satisfaction of the board of trustees for the 

time being. Notes, bonds, mortgages -nd other securities, 

taken for money er other property, due or to become due 
_ to the board of trustees for the townshi , shall be payable 
_to-the said board by their corporate name; and in such 
name suits, actions and complaints, and every description 
_ of legal proceedings, may be had for the recovery of money, 
the breach of contracts, and for every legal liability which 
_may at any time arise or exist, or upon which a right of 


vided, however, that notes, bonds, mortgages and other se- 
 curities in which the name of the school commissioner, or 
' ef the trustees of schools, are inserted, shall be valid to all 
‘intents and purposes; and suit shall be brought in the 
“name of the board of trustees as aforesaid. The wile of 


1857. 


Form, 


Te loa funda. 


action shall accrue to the use of this corporation: L70- proves. 


Ferm of mortgage 


Mertgace to be 
reverded. 


Additional socu- 
ty. 


; - 28 


the mortgagor (if he has one) shall join in the mortgage 
given to secure the payment of money loaned by virtue of 
the provisions of this act. 

§ 58. Mortgages to secure the payment of money loaned 
under the provisions of this act may be in the following 
form, viz: 


T, A B, of the county of , and state of 
convey and transfer to the board of trustees of township , lange 
, in the county of ,and state of Illinois, for the use of the in- 
habitants of said township, the following described real estate, to wit: 
(Ifere insert premises.) Which real estate I declare to be in mortgage for 
the payment of 
interest that may accrue thereon, to be computed at the rate of 


per 


cent. per annuin until paid. And Ido hereby covenant to pay the said 


sum of money in 


years from the date heregf, and to pay interest on 


the same at the rate aforesaid half-yearly in advance. Ifurther covenant 


that I have a good and valid title to said estate, and that the same is free 
from ali incumbrance ; and that I will pay all taxes and assessments which 
may be levied on said estate; and that I will give any additional security 


that may at any time be required by said board of trustees; and if said 


estate be sold to pay said debt, or any part thereof, or for any failure or 
refusal to comply with or perform the conditions or covenants herein con- 
tained, I will deliver immediate possession of the premises; and in con- 
sideration of the premises C, wife of said A B,doth hereby release to the 
gaid board all her right and title of dower, in the aforegranted premises, 
for the purposes aforesaid. ; 

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 
day of , 18—. 


A. B., [SEAL. } 
C. D., | SEAL. | 


Which mortgage shall be acknowledged and recorded, 
as is required by law for other conveyances of real estate, 
the mortgagor paying the expenses of acknowledgment and 
recording, and fifty cents as a fee to the township treas- 
urer. . ) 


§ 59. Upon the breach of any condition or stipulation. 


contained in said mortgage, an action may be maintained 
and damages recovered as upon other covenants; but 
mortgages made in any other form to secure payment as 
aforesaid shall be valid as if no form had been prescribed. 


‘In estimating the value of real estate mortgaged to secure 


the payment of money loaned under the provisions of this 
law, the value of impr..vements liable to be destroyed shall 
not be included. 

§ 60. Ta all cases where the board of trustees shall re- 
quire additional security for the payment of money loaned, 
and such security shall not be given, the township treas- 
urer shall cause suit to be instituted for the recovery of 
the same, and all interest thereon, to the date of judgment: 
Provided, that proof be made of the said requisition. In 
the payment of debts by executors and administrators, 
those due the common school or township fund shall have 
a preference over all other debts, except funeral and other 
expenses attending the last sickness, not including the 


, do hereby grant, 


dollars loaned to me, and for the payment of all © 


BD 
ite) 


| -physicia.’ s bill. And it shall be the duty of the township 
treasurer to attend at the office of the probate justice upon 
the proper day, as other creditors, and have any debts due 
_as aforesaid probated and classed, to be paid as aforesaid. 
 § 61. If default be made upon ‘the payment of interest 
due upon money loaned by any school commissioner or town- 
ship treasurer, or inthe payment of the principal, interest at 
the rate of twelve per cent. per annum shai! be charged 
upon the principal and interest from the day of default, 
which shall be included in the assessment of dameges, or 
in the judgment in suit or action brought upon the obliga- 
‘tion to enforce payment thereof; and interest as aforesaid 
may be recovered in action brought to recover interest 
only. And the said township treasurers are hereby em- 
powered to bring appropriate actions, in the name of the 
board of trustees, for the recovery of the half. yearly in- 
terest, when due and unpaid, without suing for the princi- 
pal, i iti whatever form secured, and justices of the peace 
shall have jurisdiction in such cases of all sums under one 
hundred dollars. 

§ 62. All suits brought, or actions instituted under the 
provisions of this act, may be brought in the name of the 
“board of trustees of township — Peale eae ——.,”” 
except as is provided for action gwz fam in this act, or in 
favor of school commissioners. The township treasurer 
shall demand, receive and safely keep, according to law, 
all moneys, books and papers of every description belong- 
‘ing to his township. He shall keep the township fund 
“Toaned at interest; and if on the first Monday of October 
ia any year there shall be any interest or other funds on 
Phand which shall not be required for distribution, such 
) amount not required as aforesaid may, if the board of trus- 
_tees see proper, forever be considered as principal in the 
ae to which it belongs, and loaned as such. 


Re 


£ ery year, the township treasurer shall lay before the 
Bisard of trustees a statement, showing the amount of in- 
eel rents, issues and profits that have accrued or be- 
/come due since their last regular half-yearly Bane on 
the township lands and township funds, aud also the amount 
of state and county fund iiterest oh hand.’ He shall also 
Jay before the said trustees all books, notes, bonds, mort- 
gages, and all other evidence of indebtedness belonging to 
the township, for the examination of the trustees, and shail 
ake such other statement as the board may require 
Byes ihe duties of his office. 
64. For any failure or refusal to perform all the du- 
ties required of township treasurer by law, he shall be li- 
@ble to the board of trustees upon his Bena’ to be cer 
if Hed by action of debt by said board, in their corporat 


4 


Default in pay 
ment ¢f inte- 
rest, 


Bring suits. 


All suits and ae- 
tions brought 
in the name ef 
the board. 


~ § 68. On the first Mondays of April and October, of Statement to be 


made in Apri 
and October, 


Penalty. 


4 


1857. | | 89 ; : 


name, for the use of the proper township, before any court 
having jnrisdiction of the amount of damages claimed; but 
if saii treasurer, in any such failure or refusal, acted un- 
der and in conformity to'a requisition or order of said 
board or a majority of them, entered upon their journal 
and subserivbed by their president and clerk, then and in. 
that case the members of the said board aforesaid, or those 
of the em voting for’ said requisition or order as aforesaid, 
and not the treasurer, shall be Jiabl e, jointly and severally, 
to the inhabitants of the township, to be recovered py - 
action of aA in the official name of the school com- 
__ missioner, for the use of.the proper township. 
ponds, morte § OO. When a township treasurer shall resign, or be 
gxges, &e, to removed, and at the expiration of his term of office, he 
Haceessors. shall pay over to his successor in office all money on hand, 
and deliver over all books, notes, bonds, mortgages, and 
all other securities for money, and all. papers and docu- 
ments of every description, in which the corporation may 
have any interest whatever; and in case of the death of 
the township treasurer, his securities and legal re presen- : 
tatives shall be bound to comply with the reqitisitions of 
this section. And for any failure ne comply with the re- 
quisitions of this section, he shall be 2 Linble.ua penalty of 
not les3 than ten nor, more than one hundred dollars, at 
the discre 
Be and the obtaining or payment of said Beers 
te 


oficial oe 


TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY SCHOOL FUNDS. 


School fundtobe § OG. All bonds, notes, mortgages, and Fe ape ie of 

sete fopan indebtedness, moneys. and effects, in the hands of any 

eases, school com Rs, Ae trustee of schools, township treasur- 
er, or other officer, or person, and belonging to any coun- 
ty or township, and which have heretofore accrued, or may 
hereafter accrue from the sale of the sixteenth section, or 
of. the common school lands of any township or county, 
or for the sale of any real estate or other prop erty taken | 
for any debt, or on any judgment, due to the principal of 
any county or township fend, and all surplus interest and 
other funds which have been or shall hereafter be carried 
to and made part of the principal of any township or coun- 
ty funds, by any law which has heretofore been or may 
hereafter be enacted, in the band of any county, township, — 
or other officer or person, and belonging to any county or 
township, and all sums arising from the loaning or reloan-— 
ing of the principal of any township or county fund, are 
hereby declared to be and shall forever hereaf‘er consti- 
tute the principal of the township or county fund, to which- 


od 


ever it may respectively belong, and no part thereof shall 
ever be distributed or expended for any purpose whatever, 
except the interest, rents and profits thereof, but shall be 
loaned out, and held to use, rent or profit, as herein, here- 
tofore or may hereafter be provided by law. 

§ 67. School funds collected from taxes levied by the 
orders of the directors, or from the sale of property belong- 
ing to any district shall be paid out on the order of the di- 


School funds te 
be paid out om 
order of @ires- 
tors. 


rectors; and ail moneys and school funds, liable to distri- | 


bution, not being principal, paid into the township treasury, 
or coming into the hands of the township tréasurer, shall 
be. paid out only on the order of the proper board, signed 
by a majority of the board, or their president and clerk ; 
and for all payments made, receipts shall be taken and filed; 
and in all such orders shall be stated the purpose fer which 
or on what account drawn; and all such orders may be 
in the following form, to wit: 


The treasurer of township number 
county, will pay to or bearer, dollars and 
-cents, (on his contract for repairing school house, or otherwise, as 
the case may be.) By order of the board of said township. 

A B, President. 


,range number opi) 


CD, Clerk. 


Which, together with the receipt of the person to whom 
paid, shal! be filed in the office of the towhship treasurer. 


[commMoN scHOOL FuUNDs. | 


~ § 63. The common school fund of this state shall con- 


J 


i 


' application of the interest on the school, colle 


sist of such sum as will be produced by the annual levy 
and assessment of two mills upon each dollar’s valuation 
of all the taxable property in the state; and there is here- 
by levied and assessed, annually, in addition to the reve- 
nue for state purposes, the said two mills upon each dol- 
lar’s valuation of all the taxable property in the state, to 
be collected and paid, and the amount due from the state, 
according to a statement and settlement of the account be- 
.tweea the state and that fund, under the provisions of an 
act, entitled “An act to provide for the distribution and 
ge and semi- 


© 
nary fund,’? approved on the seventh of February, one 


. thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and of all funds 


- which have been or may be received by the state from the 
+: United Sates, for the use and support of common schools; 


and also of the money added to the common school fund, 
which was received from the United States uader an act of 


_ congress providing for the distribution of the surplus rev- 
~ enue of the United States, and which was invested in bank 
- stock by authorrity of thestate, and of the amountadded tothe 


Form of eréer, 


Oréer and re-. 
ceipts to be filed 


Gommon schoel 
fund. 


nay ae " o2 


schoo! fund under an act requiring the three per cent. fund © 
Proviso. to be invested in state bonds: Provided, that in cases 
where, heretofore, the state taxes have not been collected 
in any count yys such county shall not be entitled toa dis- — 
tribution of the college, seminary and school fund, for the 
period of time that no such taxes have been collected, and 
that the portion of the fund aforesaid shall in such eases 
be distributed without regard to such county. 
‘ Bisto to pyine § 69. The state shall pay an interest of six per cent. 
a, per annum upon the amount of the aforesaid common school 
funds, except on so much thereof as may be realized from 
the levy of the tax directed to be levied under the provi- 
sions of this act, which shall be paid annually, and applied 
to the support of coimmon schools, as herein provided. 
The state shall also pay, as aforesaid, and at the same 
time, an interest of six per centum per annum upon the 
amount due the college and seminary fund; which interest 
shall be loaned to the common school fund, and known in 
this law and applied :n all cases as interest on the common. 
school fund as aforesaid. 
oni ot euaiter, § (0. On the first Monday in January, in each and 
every year next after taking the census of the state, the 
auditor of public accounts shall, under the supervision of 
the commissioners of the school fund of the state, ascer- 
tain the number of white children in each county in the 
state, under ahs years of age, and shall thereupon make 
a dividend to each county of two-thirds the sum from the tgx 
levied and col lected under the provisions of the sixty-eighth _ 
section of this act; and the interest due on the school, col- 
lege and seminary food, in proportion to the number of 
white children in each county under the age aforesaid, and 
of the remaining one-third, in proportion to the number of | 
townships and parts of townships in each county, and issue 
his warrant to the school commisioner of each county up- 
on the collector thereof. And upon presentation of said 
warrant by the school commissioner to the collector of his 
county, said collector or treasurer shall pay over to the 
school commissioner the amount of said warrant out of the 
first specie funds which may be collected by him, and not 
otherwise appropriated by law, taking said commissioner’s 
receipt therefor; and on settlement with the auditor, said 
collectorshall be credited with tue amount specified in said 
receipt, in the same manner as if it had been paid into the 
treasury. Dividends shall be made as aforesaid, according — 
to the pis hee ascertained to be due to each county 
annually thereafter, until another census shall have been 
taken, and then dividends shall be made and continued as, — 
RE aforesaid, according to the last census: Provided, that if 
any collector shall fail or refuse to pay, in gold or silver, 
the amount of the aforesaid warrant, or any part thereof, 


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83 


by the first day of March annually, or so soon thereafter as 
it may be presented, it shall be competent for the school 
commissioner to proceed against said collector and his se- 
curities, in an action of debt, ia the eounty court; which 
eourt is hereby vested with full power and authority to 
hear and determine all such suits, render judgment and 
issue execution; or said suit may be brought in any court 
having jurisdiction 5 and the said collector shall pay twelve 
per centum, to be assessed as damages, upon the amount 
due, and which shall be included in the » judgment obtained 
against him. 


COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS. 


§ Zl. Collectors of the two mill tax, authorized under 
section sixty-eight of this act, shali only be entitled to two 
per cent. on the amonnt eallected by them. School com- 
missioners shall be allowed to retain, out of the township 
funds of the township for which the services may be ren- 
dered, three per cent. upon the amount of sales of school 
lands, and upon the real estate taken for debt, for their 
services in aking such sales, including such other ser- 
vices connected therewith as are required by the provi- 
sions of this act, and two per cent. they may retain upon 
the amount of all sums distributed, paid or loaned out by 
them for the support ot schools. 

72. Township treasurers shall be allowed to retain 
fwo per cent. upon all sums_ paid out or loaned by them, 
except upon moneys raised by virtue of any district tax; 
but they shall not retain the Sale two per cent. unless the 
money is actually paid in and reloaned to another person: 

“ind, provided, aiso, that county treasurers shall not be 
entitled to any commissions upon school taxes collected and 
paid over to them by county or township collectors: nd, 
ztis provided, further, that the board of trustees may re- 
duce said treasurers’ compensation; and said boards shall, 
and itis hereby made their duty, to make a reasonable al- 
low ance to said treasurers for their services performed ag 
clerks of said boards, to be paid out of the township funds. 
School commissioners, al Be of schools, school directors, 
and all other school officers, shall be exempted from work- 
ing on the roads, serving on juries and military duty. 


LIABILITIES OF OFFICERS. 


§ 73. If any school commissioner, trustee of schools, 
township treasurer, director, or any other person entrusted 
with the care, control, management, or disposition of any 
school, college, seminary, or township fund, for the use of 


any county, township, district, or school, shall convert any 


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‘1851. 


Compensation ef 
school commis- 
sionors. 


Township treags- 
urer. 


Previse. 


Liabilities af of- 
ficers. 


i857. 


Bien upon real 
estate from da¢ 
ef process, 


Failure te maka 
Yeturns. 


3-4 


such funds, or any portionthereof, to lis own use, he shall 
be liable to indictment, and upen conviction, shall be finee 
in not less than doahte the amount of money converted, 
and imprisoned inthe county jail not less than one ner 
more than twelve months, at “th ie discretion of the court. 

74. Trustees of schools shall be liable, jointly aud 
severally, for the sufficiency of securities taken from town- 
ship treasurers; and in case of judgment against saic 
treasurers and their securities, for or on account of any 
default of any such treasurer, on which the money shall 
not be made for want of sufficient property whereon to 
levy execution, actions on the case may be maintained 
against said trustees, jointly or severally, and the amount 
not collected on said judgment shall be recovered with 
eosts: Provided, that if said trustees can show, satisfac- 
torily, that the security taken from the treasurer as afore- 
said was, at the time of said taking, good and sufficient, 
they shall not be liable as aforesaid. 

75. The real estate of school commissioners, of 
township treasurers, and all other school officers, and of 
the securities of each of them, shall be bound for the satis- 
faction and payment of all claims and demands against satd 
commissioners and treasurers, and other officers, as such, 
from the date of issuing process against them, in actions or 
suits brought to recover such claims or denends s, until 
satisfaction thereof be obtained; and no sale or alienation 
of real estate by any commissioner, treasurer or other offi- 


cer, or security aforesaid, shall defeat the lien cre ated by | 


this section, but all and singular such real estate held, 
owned, or claimed as aforesaid, shall be Hable to be sold 
In Serine of any judgment which may be obtained in 
such actions or suits. 

76. ‘Trustees of schools, or either of them, failing or 
refusing to make returns of children in their towns hip, ac- 
cording to the provisions of this act, or if either of thera 
shall knowingly make a false return, the party so offending 
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten dollars nor 
more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered by action 
of assumpsit, before any justice of the peace of the coun- 
ty, which penalty, when collected, shall be added to the 
township fund; and if any school commissioner, director 
or trustee, or eitper of them, or other officer whose duty 
it is, shall negligently or wilfully fail or refuse to make, 
furnish, or communicate the statistics and information, or 
shall fail to discharge the duties enjoined upon them, or 
either of them, at the time and in the manner required by 
the provisions of this act, such delinquent or party offend- 
ing shall be liable to a ane of twenty-five dollars, to be re- 
covered before any justice of the peace, on information, 
in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, and whea 


ee 


§, 
fh 


oe) 


collected shall be paid to the school commissioner of the 
proper c pounty fer the use of schools. 

& 77. School commissioners, trustees of schools, di- 
rectors and township treasurers, or either of them, and 
any other officer having charge of school funds or property, 
shall be responsible for all losses sustained by any county, 
tewaship, or school fund, Py. reason of any failure on his 
or their part to perform the duties required ot him or them 
by this act, or by any rule or regulation authorized to be 
made by a act; and each and every of the officers afore- 
said shall be liable for any such loss sustained as aforesaid, 
and the amount thereof may be recovered, in a civil action, 
before any court having jurisdiction thereot, at the suit of 
the state of [ilimois, for the use of the county, township, or 
fund injured 5 and the amount, when collected, shall be 
paid te the proper officer, for ee benefit of Bait county, 
towaship, or fund injured. 


COSTS, TENURE OF OFFICERS AND CONTRACTS UNDER FOR- 
MER LAWS. 


§ 73. No justice of the peace, probate justice, consta- 
ble, clerk of any court, or sheriff, shall charge any costs, 
wn any suit where any agent of any school fund, suing for 
tie recovery of the same, or any interest due thereon, is 
plaintiff, and shall be, from any cause, unsuccessful in such 
suit. School commissioners appointed heretofore shall 
continue in ofice until superseded, according to the pro- 
visions of this act, and their duties, responsibilities, and 
powers shail be governed by the provisions herein named. 
Trustees of school lands heretofore appointed, and trus- 
tees of schools heretofore elected, shall, also, continue to 
discnarge the duties of their o fice until trustees of schools 
are elected under the provisions of this act. Townships 
heretofore incorporated shall, without any further action or 
oroceeding, be considered as incorporated under tke pro- 
visions of this act, and the trustees and other officers shall 
continue to discharge their duties till suspended by ap- 
pointment or election under this law; and all school di- 
rectors and officers heretofore app ointed, shall continue in 

ofice until superseded by the election, as provided in this 
act, and shali be governed by the provisions of the laws 


-heretofore in force, unless otherwise directed by this act. 


Leases of school lands shall remain valid and be executed 
according to the laws under which they were made. Com- 
mon school lands, valued and offered for sale and remain- 
ing unsold, shall be sold upon terms prescribed by this act. 
All taxes Baas and contrac.s made under the laws hereby 
repealed, shall rematn valid, and all rights, remedies, de- 


fences, aad eauses of action SaESBED or which may here- 


K857. 


All officers re- 
sponsible. 


No ¢ost to be 
charged in cere 
tain cases. 


Term of office. 


Leasés 
valid. 


remain 


@? cities and ine 
eorporated towns 


Schools of per- 
gone of color, 


Sommon school 
lands. 


oO 
after exist or arise, under or by virtue of said’ repealed 
laws, shall continue and remain valid, and shall be enforced, 
notwithstanding the repeal of said laws, unless catceled 
according to the provisions of this act. 


OF CITIES AND INCORPORATED TOWNS. 
§ 79. This act shall not be so construed as to repeal 


or change, in any respect, any special acts in relation to 
schools in cities or incorporated towns, except that it shali 


be the duty of the several boards of education or other 


officers of any city or incorporated town having in charge 
schools under the provisions of any of the said special acts, 
or of any ordinance of any city or incorporated town, on 
or before the second Monday of October preceding each 
regular session of the general assembly of this state, or 
annually, if required so to do by the state superinteadent, 
to make out and render a statement of all such statistics 
and other information in regard to schools, and the enumer- 
ation of children or white persons, as required to be co.n- 
municated by township boards of trustees or directors 
under the provisions of this act, or so much thereof as may 
be applicable to said city or incorporated town, to the 
school commissioner of the county where such eity or in- 
corporated town is situated, or of the county in which the 
larger part of such city or town is situated ; nor shall it 
be lawful for the county school commissioner or any other 
officer or person to pay over any portion of the, common 
school fund to any local treasurer, school agent, elerk, 
board of education or other officer or person of any town- 
ship, city or incorporated town, unless a report of the 
number of children or white persons, and other statistics 
relative to schools and a statement of such other informa- 
tion as are iauERS of the boards of trustees or directors, 
as aforesaid, and of other school officers and teachers un- 
der the provisions of this act, shall have been filed at the 
‘time or Uines aforesaid, specified in this section, with the 
school commissioner of the REgDer county, as aforesaid. 

§ 80. Ta townships in which there shall be persons of 
color the board of trustees shall allow such persons @ pore 
tion of the school fund equal to the amount of taxes col- 
lected for school purposes from such persons of color ia 
their respective townships. 


GOMMON 8CHOOL LANDS. 


§ 81. Section number sixteen in every township granted 
to the state by the United States for the use of schools, 
and such sections and parts of sections as have been or 
may be granted as aforesaid, in lieu ef all or part ef section 


87 1857. 
af 

number sixteen, and also the lands which have been or 
may be selected and granted as aforesaid, forthe use of 
schools, t o the inhabitants of fractional townships i in which 
there is no sectiouw number sixteen, or where such section 
shall not contain the proper proportion for the use of 
schools in such fractional townships, shall be held as com- 
mon school lands; and the provisions of this act referring 
to common school lands shall be deemed to apply to the 
lands aforesaid. 

§ 82. All the business of such townships, so far as re- 
lates to commen schoo! lands, shali be transacted in that 
4 county which contains allor a greater portion of said lands. 

If any person shall, without being duly authorized, cut, 

fell, box, bore, destroy or carry away any tree, sapling or 

log standing er being upon any school lands, seh person 

sliall forteit and pray for eve ry tree, sapling or log so teled, 

boxed, bored, destroyed or édriied away, the sum of eight 

-dollars ; which penalty shall be recovered, with costs of 

suit, by an action of debt or assumpsit, before any justice 

of the peace having jurisdiction of the amount claimed, or 

in the county or circuit court, either in the corporate 

name of the board of trustees of the township to which 

the land belongs, or by action of gud fam, in the name of 

oo person who will first sue for the same—one-half for 

| the use of the person sueing, the other lalf to the use of 
; the township 5 Pees said. Wien two or more persons shall Trespass. 

be concerned in the same trespass, they shall be jointly 

and severally liable for the penalty hereta tmposed. Ey ery 

trespasser upon common <chool lands shall be liable to 

indictment, and upon convietion, fined in three times the 

2 amount of the injury occasioned by said trespass, and shall 

stand committed as in other cases of misdemeanor. All 
penalties and fines collected under the provisions of this penalties, 

section shall be paid to the township Se and be 

; added to the principal of the township fund; and all other 

fines, penalties and forfeiturcs imposed or Wie atid in any 

of the circuitteourts of this state, or collected | oy Abed sie 

of the peace or other county officers, except fines collected 

in incorporated towns or cities for the viulation ef the by- 

laws or ordinances of said towns or cities, shall be paid to 

: the school commissioner of the county where such fines, 

A penalties and forfeitures have been collected, and the same 

: shall be distributed by said commissioner in ii samme man- 

’ ner as tie common school funds of the state are distributed ; 

4 and if any county officer or justice of the peace aforesaid 

shall fail or refuse to pay as aforesaid, after collection, such 

¥ officer or justice of the peace, so failing or refusing to pay 

as aforesaid, shall] forfeit and pay double the amount of such 

fine, penalty or forfeiture as aforesaid, collected by him, to 


-¥857. j oS 


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be recovered before any court’ having jurisdiction, in a 
civil action, at the suit of the school commissioner. 


SALE OF COMMON SCHOOL LANDS. 


Bate of school § 83. When the inhabitants of any township or frac- 
; tional township shall desire the sale of the common school 
land of the township or fractional township, they shall pre- 
sent a petition to the school commissioner of the county in 
which the school lands of the township, or the greater part 
tiiereof, lie, for the sale therecf; which petition shall be 
signed by at least two-thirds of the white male inhabitants 
of the township or fractional township of and over twenty- 
one years of age. ‘The signing of the petition must be in 
the presence of two citizens of tiie township, after the true 
meaning thereof shall have been explained; and when 
signed an affidavit shall be affixed thereto by the two cilt- 
zens, proving the signing in the manner aforesaid, and 
stating the number of white male inhabitants in the town- 
ship or fractional township of and over twenty-one years 
of age; and said petition, so proved, shall be delivered to 
Proviso. the school commissioner for his action thereon: Provided, 
that no whole section shall be sold in any township con- 
taining less than two hundred inhabitants; and common 
school lands in fractional townships may be sold when the 
pumber of inhabitants and number of acres sre in the ratio 
of two hundred to six hundred and forty, but not before. 
mrusteestodivice § S4.. When the petition and affidavits are celivered to 
land into lots, j \ ees citia we ae , ° = ; .¢ a 
the school commissioner as aforesaid, he shall notify the 
trustees of said township thereof, aid said trustees shail 
immediately proceed to divide the land into tracts or lots 
of such form and quantity as will produce the largest 
amount of money; and after making such division, a cor- 
rect plat of the same shall be made, representing all di-— 
visions, with each lot numbered and detfined, so that its 
boundaries may be forever ascertained. Said trustees 
shall then fix a value on each lot, having regard to the 
terms of sale, certify to the correctness of the plat, stating 
the value of each lot per acre, or per lot, ifless than one 
acre, and referring to and describing thie lot in the certifi- 
cate, so as fully and clearly to distinguish and identify each 
lot; which plats and certificate shall be delivered to the 
school commissioner, and shall govern him in advertising 
and selling said lands. | 
Subdivision of § 85. In subdividing common school lands for sale, no 
ara Jot shall contain more than eighty acres, and the division 
may be made into town or village lots, with roads, streets 
or alleys between them and through the same ; and all such - 
divisions, with all similar divisions hereafter made, are 


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hereby declared legal; and all such roads, streets and 
alleys, public highways. . 

§ 86. The terms of selling common schocl lands shall 
be to the highest bidder, for cash, with the priviege to 
each purchaser of borrowing from the school commiss-oner 
the amount of his bid for any period not less than one or 
more than five years, upon his paying interest and giving 

security, as in case of money loaned by township treasurer, 
as provided in this acts 

§ 87. The place ef selling common school lands shall 
be at the court house of the couniy in which the lands are 
situated; or the trustees of scheols sok direct the sale to 
be made on the Jka and upon the reception by the 
school commissioner of the plat and certificate of valuation 
from the trustees, he shall proceed to advertise the said 
land for sale, in lots as divided and iaid off by said trustees, 
by posting notices thereof in at least six public places. in 
sii county, forty days next antefior to the day of sale, de- 

cribing the lan d, and statin 14 the time, terms and place of 
tetas and if any newspaper is published in said county, 
said advertisement shall be printed therein for four weeks 
before the day of sale—if none, then it shall be sold under 
the notice aforesaid. 

-§ 88. Upon the day appointed, the school commissioner 
shall proceed to make sales, as follows, viz: He shall be- 
gin at the lowest number of lots and proceed regularly to 
the highest, till all are sold or offered. No lot shall be 
sold for less than’ its valuation by the trustees. Sales shall 
be made between the hours of ten o’clock A. M. and six 
o’clock P. M., and may continue from day to day. The 
lots shall be cried separately, and each lot cried long enough 
to enable any one present to bid who desires it. 

§ 89. Upon closing the sales each day, the purchasers 
shall each pay, or secure the payment of the purchase 
money, a ccording to the terms of sale; or in case of his 
failure to do so by ten o’clock the succeeding day, the lot 
purchased shall be again offered at public sale, on the same 
terms as before, and if ihe valuation or more hall be bid, 
shall be stricken off; but if the valuation be not bid, tie 
lot shall be set down as not sold. Ifthe sale is or is not 
made, the former purchaser shall be required to py the 
difterédes between his bid and the valuation of the of 
and in case of his failing to make such payment, the scho 
commissioner may forthwith institute an action of cebt or 
assuinpsit, in his name, as pie apa for the use of the 
inhabitants of the township where the land lies, for the re- 
quired sum; and upon making proof, shall be entitled to 
judgment, with costs of suit; which, when collected, shall 


be added tothe principal of the townshipfund. And if the. 


amount claimed does not exceed one hundred dollars, the 


1857. 


Terms of selling, 


Place of selling. 


Notice. 


School commiss 
sioner tu mak9 
sales. 


Parment to 
secured. 


ES5T. 


tinsold lands 
subject to sale 
at valuation, 


Trustees to cane 
nu pew valwation 


Provise. 


Certificates of 
purchase. 


Statement of the 
school commis- 
glover to eounty 
eourt, 


£0 


suit may be instituted before a justice of the pened ; but 
if more than that sum, then in tie circuit court of any 
county wherein the party may be fonnd. 

§ 9). Alljdands not sold at public sale, as herein pro- 
vided for, shall be subject to sale at any time thereafter, 
at the v aes > and school commissioners are authorized 
and required, when in their power, to sell all such lands at 
private sale, upon the terms at which they are offered at 
public sale. 

§ 91. In all cases where common school lands have 
been heretofore valued, and have remained unsold for two. 
years, after having | been offered for sale, or shall hereafter 
remain unsold tor that lergth of time, after being valued 
and offered for sale in conformity to this act, the ‘trustees 
of schools where such lands are situated my vacate the 
valuation thereof, by an order to be entered in book A, of 
the school commis ssioner, and catise a new valuation to be 
made, if in their opinion the interests of the township will 
be promoted thereby. They shall make said second valu- 


ation in the same manner as the first was made, and shall 
deliver to the school commissioner a plat of such second 


valuation, with the order of vacation, to be entered as afore- 
said; wherenpon said school commissioner shall proceed 


in selling said lands in all respects as if no former valua- 


tion had been made: Providcd, that the secrnd valuation 
may be made by the trustees of schools, without petition, 
as provided in this act. 

§ 92. Upon the completion of every sale by the pur- 
chaser, the school commissoner shall enter the same on 
book B, and shall deliver to the purchaser a certificate of 
purchase, stating therein the mame and residence of the 
purchaser, describing the land and the price paid there- 


for; which certificate sliall be evidence of the facts therein# 


stated. 

§ 93. At the first regular term of the county court in 
each vear, the school cominissioner shall present to the 
court of his county— first, a statement showing the sales 
of school Jands made subsequent to the first regular term 
of the previous year, which shall be a true copy of the sale 
book, (book B;) second, statements of the amount of 
money received, paid, loaned out, and on hand, belonging 
to each township or fand under his ppitcaionee statement 

feach fund to be separate; third, statements copied from 
lis loan book, (book C,) showing all the facts in regard 
to loans which are required to be stated upon the loan 
book; all of which the county court. shall thereupon ex- 
amine and compare with the vouchers, and the said county 
court, or so many of them as may be present at the term 
of the court, shall be liable individually to the fund injured, 
and to the securities of said school commissioner, in ease 


41. 


judgment be recovered of said securities, for all damages 
occasioned by a neglect of the duties, or any of them, re- 
quired of them by this section: Proveded, nothing herein 
contained shall be construed to exempt the securities of 
said school commissioner from any liability as such securi- 
ties, but they shall still be liable to the fund injured the 
game as if the county commissioners were not liable. 

§ 94. The school commissioner shall also, at the time 
aforesaid, transmit to the auditor of public renee a full 
and exact transcript from bock B of all the sfles made sub- 
sequent to each report. The statement required to be 
presented to the county court, shall be preserved end 
copied by the clerk of said court into a well bound book, 
kept for that purpose, and the list transmitted to the auditor 
shail be filed, copied and preserved in like manner. 

§ 95. Every purchaser of common school land shall be 
entitled to a patent from the state, conveying and assuring 
the title. Patents shall be made out by the auditor from 
returns made to him by the school commissioner. They 
shall contain a description of the land granted; and shall 
be in the name of and signed by the governor, counter- 
signed by the auditor, with the great seal o! the state 
affixed thereto by the secretary of state, and shall operate 
to vest in the purchasera perfect title infee simple. When 
patents are executed as herein required, the auditor shall 
note on the list of sales the date of each patent, in such 
manner as to perpetuate the evidence of its date and de- 
livery, and thereupon transmit the same to the school 
comuissioner of the proper county, to be by him delivered 
to the patentee, his heirs or assigns, upon the return of 
the original certificate of purchase; which certificate, 
when returned, shall be filed and preserved by the school 
commissioner. 

§ 96. Parchasers of common school Jands, and their 
heirs and assigns, may obtain duplicate copies of their cer- 
tificates of purchase, and of patents, upon filing affidavit 
with the school commissioner in respect to certificates, 

and with the aucitorin respect to patents, proving the lose 
or destruction of the originals ; and such copies shall have 
all the force and effect of the originals. 


ACTS REPEAL ED—-PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF re 
ACT. 


§ 97. An act entitled “An act to establish and maintain 
common schools,” approved February 12th, 1549, and an 
act to amend bad act, approv ed February 12th, 1851, and 
an act entitled “An act to increase the school fund,” ap- 
prov ed February 10th, 1853, and all other acts and parts 
of acts coming ia conflict with the provisivas of this act, 


pias di : 


1857. 


Proviso. 


Transcript to be 
furnished the 
auditor. 


Purchasers te 
receive patent, 


Duplicate copies 


Acts repealed. 


Number of copies 
to be printed 
and distributed. 


Ju force Feb. 18, 
1657. 


Gorporators. 


Style. 


eneral powers. 


8 aperintendent. 


42 


are hereby repealed. This act to be in force from and after 
its passage. r 

§ 98. The public printer is hereby required to print 
fifty thousand copies of this act, under the direction of the 
superintendent of public instruction, who shall first make 
a perfect index hereto, to be distributed by him according 
to population and territory, among the several counties of 
the state, ana deposited with school commissioners, to 
be distributed by them to the different officers under this 
law. ; 

Approven Feb. 16, 1857. 


AN ACT for the establishment and maintenance of a Normal University. 


Section 1. &e zt enacted by the people of the state of 
Mlinots, represented in the General Assembly, That C. B. 
Denio, of Jo Daviess county, Simeon Wright, of Lee county, 
Danie! Wilkins, of McLean county, C. E. Hovey, of Peoria 
county, George B. Rex, of Pike county, Samuel W. Moul- 
ton, of Shelby county, John Gillespie, of Jasper county, 
George Bunsen, of St. Clair county, Wesley Sloan, of Pope 
county, Ninian W. Edwards, of Sangamon county, John 
Eden, of Mouitrie county, Flavel Mosely, of Cook county, 
Wm. H.Wells, of Cook county, Albert R. Shannon, of White 
county, and the superintendent of public instruction, er 
officto, with their associates, who shall be elected as herein 
provided, and their successors, are hereby created a body 
corporate and politic, to be styled “The Board of Educa- 
tion of the State of Illinois,’? and by that name and style 
shall have perpetual succession, and have power to con- 
tract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead 
and be impleaded, to acquire, hold and convey real and 
personal property, to have and use a common seal, and to 
alter the same at pleasure ; to make and establish by-iaws 
and alter or repeal the same as tiey shall deem necessary 
for the government of the normal university hereby au- 
thorized to be established or any of its departments, ofh- 
cers, students or employees, not in conflict with the con- 
stitution and laws of this state, or of the United States; 

d to have and exercise all powers, and be subject to all 
duties usual and incident to trustees of corporations. 

2. The superintendent of public instruction, by vir- 
ture of his office, shall be a member and secretary of said 
board, and shall report to the legislature at its regular ses- 
sions the condition and expenditures of said normal uni- 
versity, and communicate such further information as the 
said board of education or the legislature may direct, | 


49, 


§ 3. No member of the board of education shall re- 
ceive any compensation for attendance on the meetings of 
the board, except his necessary traveling expenses 3 which 
shall be paidin the same manner as the instructors employ- 
ed in the said normal! university shall be paid. At all the 
stated and other meetings of the board called by the pres- 
ident, or secretary, or any five members of the board, five 
members shall constitute a quorum, provided all shall have 
been duly notified. 

§ 4. The objects of the said normal university shall be 
to qualify teachers for the common schools of this state, by 
imparting instruction in the art of teaching, in ail branch- 
es of study which pertain to a common school education, 
in the elements of the natural sciences, including agricul- 
tural chemistry, animal and vegetable physiology, in the 
fundamental laws of the United States and of the state of Tli- 
nois in regard to the rights and duties of citizens, and such 
other studies as the board of education may from time to 
time prescribe. : | 

§ 5. The board of education shall hold its first meet- 
ing at the office of the superinterdent of public instruc- 
tion, on the first Tuesday in May next, at which meeting 
they shall appoint an agent, fixing his compensation, who 
shall visit the cities, villages and other places in the state, 
which may be deemed eligible for the purpose, to receive 
donations and proposals for the establishment and main- 
tenance of the normal university. The board shall have 
power and it shall be their duty to fix the permanent loca- 
tion of said normal university, at the place where the 
most favorable inducements are offered for that purpose: 
Provided, that such location shall not be difficult of access, 
or detrimental to the welfare and prosperity of said nor- 
mal university. 

§ 6. The board of education shall appoint a principal, 
lecturer on scientific subjects, instructors and instrue- 
tresses, together with such other officers as shali be re- 
quired in the said normal university, fix their respective 
salaries and prescribe their several duties. They shall 
also have power to remove any of them for proper cause, 
after having given ten days’ notice of any charge which 
may be duly presented and reesonable opportunity of de- 
fence. They shall also prescribe the text books, appara- 
tus and furniture to be used in the university, and provide 
the same; andshall make all regulations necessary for its 
management. And the board shall have power to recog- 
nize auxiliary institutions when deemed practicable : Pro- 
vided, thatsuch auxiliary institutions shall not receive any 
appropriation from the treasury, or the seminary, or uni- 
versity fund. 

7. Each county within the state shall be entitled to 
gratuitous instruction for one pupil in said normal uni- 


» - 


S57 


Members not te 
receive compen- 
gation. 


Object of aggeoi™ 


ation, 


Tims of meeting 
of board of edn- 


Appoint prinet- 


yal and lecturer, 


Text books. 


Provide auxili- 
ary. 


1857. 


Fach cennty en- 
titled to gratu- 
itous ingtruc- 
tion fer pupils. 


Application of 
pupils. 


Selocted by tot. 


Required to file 
declaration, 


Appropriation, 


Torm of office, 


44 


versity; and each representative district shall be entitled 
to gratuitous instruction for a number of pupils equal ta 
the number of representatives in said district, to be chose 
en in the following manner: The school commissioner in 
each county shall receive and register the names of all ap- 
plicants for admission in said normal university, and shall 
present the same to the county court, or in counties act- 
ing under township organization to the board of supervis- 
ors, which said county court or board of supervisors, as 
the case may be, shal], together with the school commis- 
sioner, examine all applicants so presented in such man- 
ner as the board of education may direct, and from the 


number of such as shall be found to possess the 1equisite. 


qualifications, such pupils shall be selected by lot; and in 
representative districts composed of more than one county, 
the school commissioner and county judge, or the school 
commissioner and chairman of the board of supervisors, in 
counties acting under township organization, as the case 
may be, of the several counties composing such represen- 
tative district, shall meet at the clerk’s office of the county 
court of the oldest county, and from the applicants so pre- 
sented to the county court, or board of supervisors, of the 
several counties represented and found to possess the re- 
quisite qualifications, shall select by lot the number of ;u- 
pus to which said district is entitled. The board of edu- 
cation shall have discretionary power, if any candidate 
does not sign and file with the secretary of the board a 
declaration that he or she will teach in the public school 
within the state, in case that engagements can be secured 
by reasonable etforts, to require such candidate to provide 
for the payment of such fees for tuition as the board may 
prescribe. 

§ 8. The interest of the university and seminary fund, 
or such part thereof as may be found necessary, shall be 


and is hereby appropriated for the maintenance of caid: 


normal university, and shall be paid on the order of the 
board of education from the treasury of the state; but in 
no case shall any part of the interest of said fund be ap- 
plied to the purchase of sites, or for buildings for said uni- 
versity. 

9. The board shall have power to appropriate the 
one thousand dollars received from the Messrs. Meriams, 
of Springfield, Massachusetts, by the late superintendent, 
to the purchase of apparatus for the use of the normal 
university, when established, and hereafter, all gifts, 
grants and demises, which may be made to the said nor- 
ma! Saree shall be applied in accordance with the 
wishes of the donors of the same. 

§ 10. The board of corporators herein named, and ueu 


ezecessors, shall each of them hold their office for the term 


a 1857. 


of six years: Provided, that at the first meeting of said 

board, the said corporators shall determine by lot, so that 

one-third shall hold their office for two years, one-third for 

four Years: and one-third for six years. The governor, by Vacancies, how 
and with the advice and consent of the e senate, shall fill all 
vacancies which shall at any time occur in said board, by 
appointment of suitable persons to fill the same. 

§ 11. At the first meeting of the board, and at each Elect president. 
biennial meeting thereafter, it shall. be the duty of said 
board to elect one of their number president, who shall 
serve until the next biennial meeting of the board and un- 
til his successor is elected. 

§ 12. At each biennial meeting it shall be the duty of Appeintment or 
the board to appoint a treasurer, who shall not be a mem- "°"""" 
ber of the board, and who shall give bond with such secu- 
rity as the board may direct, conditioned for the faithful 
discharge of the duties of his office. 

§ 13. This act shall take effect on and after its passage, - 
and be published and distributed as an appendix to the 
school law. 

Approven Feb. 18, 1857. 


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INDEX. 


A. 


PeGE, 


Accounts of treasurer, how to be kepty....cecees 
Acts, this act not to repeal Special ACtoy...caceees 
Wi He Oar pens REGU ID Sy) OMG AO Ua ct-veral ols a afisraxernel=\6 fuck 
thistowe ww forces; WHEN wate. gsuecescc 
bow many copies of this to be printetty...ee. 
VN TOME SOTTO atc. srareis 0 Gm whee ie wcoleitley « efere 

Actiors. See 6 Suits 7? 

Advertis ment of sale of school lands,.......+-- 
see *» Notice 7? 

Apportionment, how made among town-hipfsee.. 
fuids toschools composed of different districts, 
how made in formi:g new -distvicts.......56. 

Attachmerft, taowhatl Cases- MAY ISEUNG es veeceees 

Auction. lands may 1 e@ old at- by trusrees.,.....% 

Auditor of pubiie accoutiss lis cartier, .......0-- 
shalimake divieends of school fuuds....s.e« 
Shaler war aia Huy sane. vc. ciaws or veers 
te be furnisred © ith transcrip + of sales....- 
shail is;ue patents to  urchasers of s: lool 

Henellsis eee ies cttale ctenaeh f atre ¢ wisietntareinteys Sates wie sc « 


miy issue duplicate copies Of Parents,.-cce. 


B. 


Bois OF EUPSv IMEC MG. otaten 6 oce swell ee winis's os 
of school commissionuers.. 
form POS eresgeten, (60; 
of tuwnship treasured where tobe fieus.... 
directurs may isste for borre wed money..... 
Fawasicharetio: WereTwecwi Gals a = sice ss. 6.0 See 
Onmbewesiiys tre Asuyer asi... 2 cecuisres sees - cease a 

Books. for schoc] commissioner, how paid forse... 
may be purchased DF GirectOrs... cc. ssecense 


a i eee od 


Cie aiden wiel he ollepwlatetele sce eave 


- C. 


Causes of ation. ¢xisting torcmiain valid, ...... 
Kee**Suits.?? 

Gertificates, of board of directorS,......0c..000 
Ol PEMGILEN Ss wi ste tehe sic 6 wrole is wie eeie-< a ualeielece «ey eitve 
of teachers to be attached to sch: dulesseceees 


ODN Otay attaiclelers atal visietensiclaitalels deieieh eves lens 


of «ireciors to beuttached to schedrier...... 
POP eiOlgc at sss és cles! Co's tatate nia disle cist Wise side 6 @ 
Ui ER CHASE? LODE VE es cctles cd ced seca voles 


of purchase, dip icates May isStie. ce... ecere 
Circulars. tu be issued by superiniendent oo... 
Cities: See +s* Town, and Cities.?? 
Clerk. of board of tru_tees, how appointed...... 
CEU U ISHS EIN << alae a a oleiere lola tetape ete aie meltvele's 50) we eo a 
must join in executing COV YancCes.... cove 
Che VeMinch OF AI TOCHET Heat! etekasalol.felaele atelohs, s ereleterers 
of board: f directors tosigii DUDS. ces. acc ses 
county, 10 Make computaiion of taxes...... 
CUM PULAtioN fo LE Twa... ecccecvarsa cove 
shali deliver totreasurer ceri ticwie of amount 
Gibi¢ garry 


ome - Sess Oeenrweeese ee es Seer eeers er aer 
hew to proceea where a wstrct is in two 
EICTUE FOREN ot piped owl ale. atx lelcl sic Svc av ee asta a ws Sele 


Co lee-ets County, to Pey cver 
treasurer ei 

iD case. f refiseal to pay ower. mey de sed... 

not viable for taxr:S he comd not Celle ct. eee 

to pay o-tr taxes (Nn warrant of AL dVOl- cece 

{to Pay Lodhand GiwWersies a Fe Aas A gee die 
may be pr. ceeded agaimst ip coulty curt, .. 
CEMIPSLEAHMOMLOL Face inMedieeiedie:. sing ered sk oe 


teNCr tO to Wheship 


26 
36 
4 
42 
42 
4! 


Compensation, of superintendents. ..cesuessessee 
OL PCUVE CLOT srclelsia sd oictatidSre sea etretee ae eas 
Of CUMIMNINGIOGUOTEs.. ccc cece re ceceertccsvens 
Of TOWNSHIP TYEASUTOVSS: secs cs ccc ek eer cues 
Of COUNPY CreASUVETSs . oie cee ccereeaewinecce 
Cummon sc otl lands. Sees Lands” and «Real 
Estate,?? 
Common schootfunds. 
Neys 7? 
Commissioners. See ¢¢ Schco! Commissioners.” 
Con promise, my be made DY Lrusteas...cecseese 
Ceusolidation Gf two or More GIStTICIS ies. eereees 


See “ Funds? and ** Moe- 


LZ) GENET ACLS, TO TEM AIM VANE gcc cece ec cncenesessee 
ay directors sha | not be imtrested itty.....erece 
17 | Conveyaucers, of scheol sites, how executeds. «cee 
a to trmsteess How te be Madesecscsenescs-cece 
3y of school lands, Now made,.....vecececcscee 
3z | Gosts, rone to be charged agaist school cfilcers, 
43 PEMA TEAM CASES A. e's wk tee mctsins ve seine mesic oe 


va 
ee 


20 


es Od et 
SOO %3 


wo 
ew ow ht 


of suits for trespassing on schcol lauds;.+c.ee 
See *Suits.?? 
Counties, note Heeting funds to receive none,... 
how taxes’ areto ve distributed toy... cs cece 
Courts. county, may remove school commissiun= 


EVo ge corsa crs eseseserenseseeoesesessasscee 


may require tiv W De ud fe i ColsMISsiONerses 
invested with jirisdiction ip certain Cases, a. 
sha l have jursdictton in trespass to schoo 

DANGlmatet attest atc a she occas ce e.aiectevels a: erate eles Sikte 
shall have jurisdiciicn in acticns against col- 


TOCLOTS5 0.0 eves eeelea de ecvase fevevasscecies's 


BD. 


Damages, may be awarded against collectOT,..es. 
* may be auwarded cn breach of murtgageso.ee 
Devise. may be bequeathed te trusteesserceecssee 
Debts, due to schools.to be first paideeccescsssecs 
Directers, ¢choo or district, 
adnty of, to transfer Pupils,.... eee. cee nenese 
to have control of echcdis tormecd fiom two or 
HITONC MU TSUTICUE ei ic's cve'n'e cteleicls alee e tataty e aiere 
tO ULAW OTAeTS FOR DIONE Y 56s. -, « cel; w oles ale ace o's 
Ce Pay eUATevOr SX VEVLEKR, < ccs cess sees ees ahs 
| to bave contre) cf school teuses, &....6- 00s 
ATEN COMMU ECT UGISINGe. ele's,s elalsic bias < sees ve e's 
CICCUIOI UL PROTO res cree ck So tacesae rowews 
| in case of vacaricy in buaid of, how filled,..« 
LOWAW WOs0 Oia C € TV hisreras ott sale &.m a's ee se: laipiw ee aicle’s 
sha:lncot be trustecs.. Lae ens eieesaewas 
shall not be interested im contractS,..e.c.e-6 
Anay levy atax tor school Durpotess....seees 
thall determine amon neccs: ary te be raised 
HOM SCOOP PUT POL C&erae es ciw alae’ o'e.sieln Ges si i6 a0 
thall determine what rate per cent. shall be 
Mewes ta sae )s ial atee weal ole eiatlare)s. sere le ibimic ss 
shall meke known eriimates. with a list of tax 
payers to-county clerk Phy certificate,.....060 
shall submit the rome to a vote of the people, 
fermyof cent Nrate. vce. weer weer ecececcs 
thall inform collector, where districts are 
ecmyored of several tewnships, to what 
treasurer to PaY OVEL TAXES coc. cscrcrece 
how to prccced where @ district is in two 
COUMMMES Es oS Fea ccs v0 cv eclecws bes ne moins 6 s.010 
MAY VOTPOW WICTES weer ccc rccrcccccccss cece 
ta be @ bedy Ci 1porate. KC. g cov ccc ceccecce 
niey purchase HOraricS..ceccocesvecceccsecse 


eecree 


eco. 


37 


33 


[ii] 


Birectors, schoo! or district— : 
shall establish schuols, erect houses, &C...0.6 
Shall visit schoolsS,..cor:cesccecse cussccorers 
shall appoint teachers,..cocesscorccesccervoes 
may dismiss theml,...0 =serveccrerevececenes 
May EXpeNd SUTPIUS MONEY Sge-. cece scccvecce 
may locate and build school houses where 

voters at election fail to select site,-.....-. 
whenexecution may issue against,..crcccese 
shal] examine and certify to schedules....... 
FOTN OF CELLIMCATC gy 0i6 cave esas aig es wice e oie at 
shall file schedule with treasurer,...eseeeee. 
not to certify scheduicin certain cases,...oe. 
exempted from working on roads and serving 
AQUA AIT E Bis wcorwie c's aleiiwis)atala laine sale lovelvinraiodaleistere aT At 
STAD IEICS Ol sare vie itisste ene a's acciele ajo a leleiais a eae 
penalty for failing to’ perform duties,..ercece 
heretofore appointed, to continue ina office un« 
Cil SRCCESSOrS Are ClOCbEd ypu. wie mecnscitialee s 

See °¢ Officers of schools 7? 
Directors of union schools, bow appointed, and 
AG ERE te CLT GRE Sie assis. nira-euareis, #1< ce fabaunalt aiknesetwvasatate nie Sp 

Distribution, how made in forming new districts, 
how madein dividing districts,.....e..-essee- 
OF TAXES, TO COUN TIE s..cs:< alele siasew ys Oleic clo 

Districts, school, may be formed froin two or more 

LOW DS TD Ssic a ioseseiavate age aisle’ satis io inlaws oie eeetaicnsi ai 
pupils, from two or more, May be trausferred, 
when several districts are consolidated, new 

districh to OWN the Property. wieccesweecess 
incase of divisien of, funds to be distributed, 
when composed of two or more townships, 

NOW 10 COMCEH LASERs sc daa ewe eee mm pieces 
wher situated in two counties, how taxes are 

TOS COMLECIERS. |. .« o seemccisitriele See cele 
shall be liable to teachers for 

cafter the fund is @xhausted sa. syissiecec aves 

Bividends, of school tax, to be declared by audi- 

LiOWs/a. o egiloeicnigiasws oe oem alediiee picts Gisks Bios ioea ine 


to be paid on auditor’s Warrantsr...sscccsecs 
E. 


HElections, of superlatendent of public iastruction, 
Of SCHOO COMMIRSIONCTEgs vet « ceive one's sevastle se 

OF LEUSSEES..OF SCMOOLSs 0c «0/0, sin css eialee alates 
trustees toact as judgesand cierks Ofs......0. 
manner of cenducting, for trustees,....s.e. 
qualification of voters at, for trusteess.....06 

in case of a tie in, for trustees,.........cec 
judges of to deliver to schoo! commistioner 
poll book and certifi ates sc .0ccec see cice ws 

poll book and certificate to be evidence,...... 

Of SCHOO) CIPECLON Sea's ac) cue clatdicanl a ata otietok 
WIE ESOL. MOTT CIES siecai< wis tato sow tnieterate,topmete Je 

or purpose of raising funds,to be submitter 

10 CHO: DEODIEs ois. cate siie ula eS sae emcre 
shall be held before issuing bonds fer bor- 
FOW CA) MONEY < sicrcainaes Setmiennigaeaed 

shall be held in order to erect or change 
BGNOOL NO W Ok were eislas-a te sin ielsiatd ab ea wickeaeot orate 
Hnumeration of pupiis, how made...ecceesvsves 
Hvidence, receip' of township treasurer shall be, 
school commissioner may BEAN a wiay> och: an vereyauere 

poll book and certificate of election tobe,.... 
poll book and certificate of election to be,.... 
Examination, of books, notes, accounts, &e., to be 
TID CC 5 esis a Wats ers ais eras sieve ae ae 
OP LEA CINENS sivte: aie maps acta. alsaiombere aaireitnarh tered 
Executions. See ‘Judgments and Executions. ? 
Exemption, of school officers from working roads 
RELViING ON fULIGRs ACC anes oie cease aes 
Expenses of supporiing schools, how Paid,....0. 
Executors and administrators shall pay school 
COREG SN g/g x/nin tml is'cng Svasere oranhee ae Re Ba 


¥F. 


Fines. See **Penalties.?? 

Funds, may be withheld by superintendent,...... 
county, may be loaned,......0.. 
fax, how divided in formation of new district, 
how distributed by trusteess.ccc-cesevcorees 


INDEX. 
PAGE.| PAGE. 
| Fund. , how distributed in division of a district,.... 16 
D4 nut to be paid out except as designate 5...6. 23 
21 | what shall constitute the principal of school, 30 
Pa no part of school, to be expended,.c.e-.ceere 31 
21 | UW to: DE PRIA GOlltesccecies velew as lelemienue boas eumnen 
21 | FOTMUVLOT. OFGE ss «0.0% sein ssn sovaleit cvs lolsis im ipreinls einen 
| what shall constitute SCHv0l ..ccececsapnesee ol 
21 where a county fails to collect taxes no, to be 
22 received by sUCh COUDLYs©cecesenwee-emens 1am 
25 | state to pay interest on SChOO],..ce.cesreces 32 
265 | dividends to be made by anditor, of schuols.. 32 
25 | to be prid om auditor?s warrants......csceee5 32 
25 not to be paid to local treasurer ta certain 
CWS ES'y, «sleek: sine s wistewiahe stele wre oc erste sani > ieee 
33 | persons of color to have benefit Of,.--.e.e0+ 36 
33 | statement of, to be made by cummissioner,.- 40 
34 | See “Moneys.? 
36 G. 
| Gifts and grants,may be made totrustees....... 15 
14} 
12); i. 
16 
32 | Improvements, liable tobe destroyed, not be in- 
Chuded Mi MOLrtS Ag Esse aie vicleriesisielelie weitere 
12 | Indictment, persons liable to, for trespassing om 
13 SSMU OTA Tease ssi; toes ossiven ays ners mipveiwiel sie! Miausiers oun as 
Interest, on money loaned, account to be kept by 
16 COMMMUSSTONCPeasa'era na aiureirsk ais gees cline 
16 of county fund, how to be applleds.-ceeeseee 7 
whatrate of, may be levi-d by directors,.... 18 
19 on money burrowed by divectOrSs.....see2002 20 
rate of, o) mloney loaned by ireasyrer, ..... 27 
20 proceedings in case of failure to payy....«.0- 29 
amount due to be paid by the state on schoel fuud.....-. 32 
20 
32 J 
32 
i Judgments and executions, real estate may be 
| purchased by trustees in satisfaction of... 16 
for damages aguinsu COleCtursg..cceceeeeeses 20 
3} in what cases executions may issie against 
5 trustees and CiveCturssecseseceeerccecereee 22 
10 may be rendered by couuty court against col- 
10 JEL OTS ccs. 0: <a.alnusen: drew lete eee cherie taia wie ote ays abel a) eee 
10) IN Case Of, AZAINSS treasurers. cecsccccesesces 34 
1} to bealien from date of proCesSyeseeeseee+s-- 34 
11] Justicesof the peace, to have jurisdiction in cer- 
PALM AICASESs «<0.» in:s-0.0:010, 4:0) <Al og als fbr eine haleloTe MENS 
11 to have jurisdiction in certain CraS@sss-seeseee 37 
1t in case uf failure to pay over fines, &C.5.-... 37 
a 
i? L. 
epastss! 36S 
| Lands, school, petition forsale of, to be recorded, 6 
vege account of saie-of. to ve Kepty..ccceccseears 6 
purchases of, declared Vaiidjesvcscce seuceve 17 
2) leases of, to remain validsc<eocnccesvess ssa OO 
13 heretofore offered for sale, how to be gwiil,... 35 
i What shall constituie sCHO0l,.cccsceeseceeess 36 
5 business of townships sbail be transacted in 
11 the county which contains greatest portion 
Li Qf ial viddduanats deiail.« Gb te Shale Paslearaare eles ce 
penalty for cutiing trees OD na<caccseesce lcs Si 
olevtis eee aE penaliy for treepasslHGoNsivccccncsseceveens od 
Hore ee sales Of, how to be Madeg.s..0epecseecerese Bo 
| what number of inhabitants a township shall 
i Comtain im order: tosellst Pec sched pectmene ss ae 
33 | how to be subdividedye.: ..ccecvevevestseeess 30 
14) LOTS {Of Sale Ofj iis b's b ves snes Seles Rede ainw eee) cee 
| PLACE: OF COWIE wienthe esis sic nis bs slethe wea eame yes mnt 
ieee Raeee 28 | NOLIGe OThewimO ks oy eke we ose ee somes e ae sete MO 
| school commissioner shall sell) and how,.--. 39 
| paymMeut ivi, VOW to be Mideg.seceeceseseee 39 
unsold, how fo be disposed Ofy...--seee+e+-- 40 
certificate of purcnase to be givens....--+--. 40 
5 statement of sales of. how made.....--+-+-- 40 
el @fovaverele ieee! Petil, transcript of salesof, to be ynade to auditor, 41 
12 purch«sers of, to receive a patenty..e..0. ++ 4i 
12 See ‘Real Estate.?3 
13 Leases, of sckooliands to remain valid,.-.-. 35 


trustees May make orders tor collection of,.. 


INDEX. 


PAGE. 


Liabilities, of a*hool oficers,... Palelatsts ap sie 
real estate bound for claims against sehool 
OMCOEM Ss seas wes ec ib aiiale Allele eee hs 96 as 
See **Penalties.?? 
Libraries, may be purchashed by directors,....... 
to be under control of directorss.....sc.5-cee 
Liens, processagainst school officers shall be from 
date, me Ce CMe sere svreereseRGressVcvericses 


* Leans, of money by treasurer, to be made,..... 


ML, 


Mandamus, may be issued in certain cases,....... 
Maps, of townships to be prepared,...s....ceeeee 
to be certified and récorded,..ccccecsesss cee 
Meetings, for examination or teachers,....00.2. 
Moneys, tobe delivered by school commissioner to 
SUGCESSM is staleteit ol alatle'nie <iwlele\e:aleiaieia o oisie:cic iiss 5 
may be loaned by school commissioner,.. ccc. 
to be paid on order of the directers,......se. 
for use of township to be paid to treasurer,.. 
for school purposes may be raised by directors, 
rate per cent. to b2? determined by directors, 
may be borrowed by directors,....°***....5. 
surplus, may be expended by directors,..... 
may be loaned by treasurers.-cceeese 
additional security may be required,..eo-c... 

See * Kunds.?? 
Mortgages, in name of school csmmissioner de- 
Glared Walid siore cscs c we cle eo oie's c's 
snits may be brought on, and hows...-..e--e. 
nlay be:canceled by (Crusteesy.. .. 00... ee ces ce 
to be taken for money loaned by trea:trer,.. 
form oOf,..... 
in case of breach, suit may be maintained, 
improvements jiabie to be destroyed not to 
De iNeiuded 105.626 +2... ets 


es eereee 


seers oeorer ees eovreceereseoeeesone 


s@reserssserenen 


N. 


Negroes. See Perscensof color 
Notes,in name of school commissioner declared 
VAI IGisre sa) sie the 3a) watain' ol cists evclets'e <5 
how suits Mav be brougnt ON,..cccercceccves 
may be cance.ed Dy TruSiCESg. eeeieeccescccess 
may be taken by treasurer for money leaned, 
Notice of sale uf school site to be posted,... 
of sale of real estate... 
Off elecHon Of CIT ECEOTH sv kaise siscices ease ene 
of election to issue bonds for borrowed money, 
of election to chinge school houses,......... 
of meetings for examination of teachers,.... 
Of sales Of SCHOO] 1aNdSy---.sessessecscevore 


secon 


eerooreeaeeeceoeeseeas 


oO. 


Offize, term of, of superinienden 4,..ccsccoccsees 
oath of; of Superintendents... 4. cies. seaseaecis 
term o71, of school comimissioners,....ceeee-. 
TETM Of, LTUSLEESs > ccccereocsses esta veesenrs 
school commi-stoners to continue in. until 

BSUCCESSOTS ATC ClECTEM,.ccvcveercee ss 
trustees of schools to continne in, until succes- 
SOTS GlECHEG,. ccc. ccescee- 
directors to continue in, until successars elec- 
TEC «9.00 
Officers of schools, exempted from working roads, 
8 ECL VAIL: OM MITCH 4) Ui Ciesla etleiele stsletwis’sls\oielevaiiely 
DLA RER FOL es taleres, © ae wale, 40 9 01516 Aieelessi ceo srele nis 0 
real estate of, Subject to liems.cecsccscacscens 
sutject to penalty for failing todo dutv,...... 
responsible for losses,...... 
not liable for costs in certain Casess....-.eee. 
heretofore appointed to continue in office until 
SUCCESSOTS ATCLE) CCECOs wiererala <:ere.sioie niece :0's\ ave. 

in towns and cities, their duties.....cc.csees 

Officers of courts, not to require costs in certain 

CASO3s sa piesa ial 
in case, fail to pay over fines, &...6..cseees 


Or a 


ecer ese se ecseoss 


eee Reese sore serssorseesesoaseoess 


eo se eer esesesens 


seem eer ew rete eereeeseoosene 


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Patents, to be given to purchasers of schoo! lands, 
HON LO: DE: ISRUST ss sere cere alaiels cielo te Malai visiale ec 
duplicate copies of, may be issued.rcescccees 

Payment, for school lands, how to be made...... 

Pefialties, what, collectors may be subject to,.eue 
what. township treasurer may be subject to,.. 
what, school officers mtay be subject toy..secs 


| what, schcol officers may be subject to for 


falling in their -dutiess. ..cccsscceceelsiovece 
what.in case Of falSe TEtUINS,..cerccccsccsce 
HOW AispoOsed Of sees vewevecccsevececssccseses 
for cutting trees on SCHOO] 1andSs.cccesccerece 


for trespassing on school lands,.....+seeeeess 


HOW COUSCHEM, ..ccevescveereuenssnsdeewen vais 
HOW AispOsed Of5r. svoccsvcvengecvescccccsecs 
Persons of coler, to have benefit of school fund in 
CEPtA FH CASES. eceecesasccccccreoerecersvces 
Petition, for sale of schoo! landsshall be presented, 
how, shall be signed, &C. cc cc cveocsscedcces 
Postage of superintendent, how paid y..cscce-eee 
Process, in what cases to 1SSUC. ces .cccccccccesse 
how to be RENGY GUliginte la iclti cletela'el aieysters: eajave'a eiatalete's 
fLOM, date Shall VS BIEN 5 cscs ce wesc scvovess oe 
President of board of trustees, how appointed,.... 
UL Vid bits Meteor lala ais! censure averarn’s/s.n| o sie giwictenleeiiein« 
MAY EXECULE CONVEYANCES, .cccccncesicrescrs 
of board of directors to sign bonds... cere 
Property of « district to be distributed in case of a 
GANIEIOM s sles s s\esroieiniatelb elopieiaiaia sialg Wetdiec ssw: « 
Pupils of two or more districts, how transferred,.. 
Purchase of realestate Dy trusteessc.s/...ccraece 
of school lands by persons, how made,...... 
Certificates: of 5 tobe GIVEN. << ces sececeweecee 
Purchasers of school lands toreceive patents..... 
may obtain duplicate patents..cserccosecosece 


QQ. 
Qualifications, of teachers. oscmccosrcasccceacsces 
R. 


Real estate, taken for debts may be resoldy..csece 
may be purchased by trustees in certain cases, 
title to, to vest in trustees in certain cases,... 
ma~ be deeded to trustees in compromise,.... 
niay be sold at auction by trusteess...cesseeene 
SASSO Ls HOw MAAN Ss ss vissicla selec blvieinis e's elec a 
purchases Of, declared Validy..cvcsccccccvces 
shail be bound for claims against school ofilcers 

STON GALE Gly DVOCCES sia alem alsa cleelewieiciea’sw icv 
sale of, shali not defeat lien, .cccserescccecs 
may be sold in satisfaction of judgments. cee 
See *¢Lands’?? 5 


Removal of township treasurer, how Madesecesee 
of teachers, HOW MAde..ccocescsscrvccevccsce 
Raports of superintendendents..cccccesescescess 
when to be made tO SOVEFPNOT,..-ceccccrccnee 
to be laid before general assemDlys.ceccceees 
of schools in towns and Citiess...evssscce sees 
Returns, in case of officer MakiNg faiStg.cceecceee 
™ 
Rules and regulations may be made by superin- 


TEMA OIL is ceinineipicleisineipiaisto.elaitialeie’s civreicie|einig atie'e 
8. 


Salaries of SU rinftendent,..ee seoosereeeeesrzere 
WhED and Hv pa Geccncccccccerovesccascvce 
See ‘‘Compensation.?? 

Sales of school honses and Sitess.-scceccsvesccee 
of lands at amction,..... 
shall not affect lien on real estate,ceeccsceees 
of schoo] Jands, how to be Madeye.-eesecsere 
Of school lands, terMs Ofsescorseccevcesececs 
of school lands, place of selling geecccecrcsece 
of school Jands. advertisement Of5..-+cceeeces 
of school fands, to be made by commfissioner, 
of school lanus, payments how to be madese«e 
unsold lands subject to private Fale,ecerecene 
statement of, to be made by commissioner,.. 
transcript of, tobe furnished to auditors... 


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Schools, under supervision of superintendent... 
Information respecting, to be communicated 
ko gupesinendieDts eas acactohavstcaninb atid’ 
{0 be visit-d by schoo! commmMiSsioNers..e..ee. 
may be established cemprising pupils of dif- 
fercmt sais Ficieaicvaitlenae bs «aveniew aareulon ees 
when so establisheu, Bow supportedy.ececsse 
OlKechors toma ScCon mpl Ols Gary siiwislepiialel rele a 
expenses Of SUPPOFLINS, HOW Paldyessecciescos 
BMIGH Ss WOMw PLORNTE A sal Newialy celal edhte Ww Wiajaale.s ae 
devise or grant may bameasle tose. oesseds des 
directors to determine amount iecessary for, 
to.be cstablighed by directorisscate Ussiisicecs os 
not to be extended longer than six months,.. 
School commissioners, to advise with superintend- 
When andvhow eloctedsa cs awtwucadies aaa cles 
LOMZING WOM s <icnin ns einadialersispe ce ktoteie uta et ats 
condition and peualty oPbind ofss.ceseesscbe 
action may be maintained on bond Of,........ 
LOT .O€ DOIN Ofisteiere. o's) stVic lee sfaleieisielaiely balan da ate 
Mable to. ve removed by county coutt,......0. 
shall give mew bond if requir@ds...ecessce ee 
Vacancy 10 office of, WW filed... eweccseraces 
to provide: byolks of recOEds ius sic eles telale aie 
to record petitions for sale.of landsy......0... 
POReCumd, qolalls ;ahe Grpterace Sialatetedale.o'le lahore ® aloeeeners 
tokeep an account of sales of lands,......00. 
to Keep an account of money loaned,..sec.ces 
books sePHy PAE Pay seve ie be wns wer cighSelabeh Fle omte 
shali file bond of township treasurers... csseee 
shall deliver to township treasurer all ponds, 
NOLEN, MYOMEG AG sg BNC gre aie etelaleie s.qeuelpeilele waite 
Shall take weCeips POTMAMG, os eect eelasls sso te 
Beceipiehirbeuoy en ceyaiws as eel aietete aera 
shall make apportionment among townships, 
and hew.. ae 
shall pay over distributive share to treasur 
ER PETIT lain: 22 a:in'e seit alte Ind ais wig \o ib tin ate es wae TERE ToT 
SHAS COat Ly MMs so ferahelaie « uly onicianslami oft 
interest, hoy LOE De Ap pPlleds ss sce. eau:s ew wminwe 
sha’: aves information to superintend: lye... 
shall deliver to successor all property, ou ex- 
pPizatiVMool OGCCH, s.Cieisiare wis'e oa'nvelc og atbieielse o's 
may loan Moneys in same way as trcasyelss. 
Notes, norigages, &c., im name of, valid,.... 
sults nay Depwronshtiin Mame Oly. c.ciwsie osc lee 
duty of,.to visit schools, give directions, &e , 
nay cinploy.a Comprtent persen to furnish 
inforuiation, Statistics, &c., in certain cases, 
person so employ ed to have access to books, 
papers, &c.,.0f toxvinehiipya.es Basi Abe ts 
to pay compensation to person so employed, 
to collect the amount so }:aid in action against 
trus aici aabaah sed << sinha eth arria Sic seine 
may be withess 12 SUCH ACILON es wesc se veces: 
Money so recovered to be paid over to,....6.. 
may res¢il real estate nar fOr debts, wt heeu 
may retain pen'centagedtor welling; .siceeeens 
shall examine teachers and give certificate,.. 
MAS CEVGL er Ge Pic H ey j..iSi ok cis, aierelece tet. ek 
to fix atime for examining teachers,....:... 
may proceed against collecior incounty court, 
CONWPSN SAE LOMO fi pais she tere Ws rs wieiwveesdarelsete ete se 
exempted from working reads, serving on ju- 
THOSe Ge Cis sieieeeete ame soles ieiuhale «egal aisteiais, < ale 
TAWILITL GS GiB ie: nteitlanete joie. inte myelin ole\< ernaetaRalarers: 5 sige 
penalty for failing to perform dutis,...cse-. 
COTA OE «LCE nOib yo 01 orereist drew oie) oie'ojels/sie vie gale sels e 
not to pay junds to focal treasurer in certain 
CASUNs se cecserre rere ees conser esereeesenve 
may b ing suits againat efiicers failing to pay 
ONFOR MT ES Oe, koe bei oe orela hele 6 ale. ceoversl siethhe 
shall sell schocl lands, and in what n-annery.. 
shahi-give tu-purchaser ‘Certi Healer. ceil Jee! 
ehali niake statements of sates, moneys, &c., 
shali.furnish to auditor transcript of sales,... 
Schoo! tirectors See +*Directors.2? 
School fund. See © Punns?? and ‘*Moncys.?? 
School houses, Gitle to, vested im Lrustecss...e.6. 
cont) oi ot, vested in directors, 
NiGy, be CoUves Cd DY CITCCHOLS ss sede ie. 


se oseeocee eset ecer eer seserons 


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School houses to be erected by directorssecesses. 
sliall not be erected or changed without an 
GIOCKIOM gs se ccevoccsesee rcvesesssencconcee 
What, Shall CuBteoccecas cision niesinisiy oid © sywiaielne 
School-lands. See**Lands?? and ¢Real Bstate.7? 
School sites. See “Sites 7 
School trustees. See *sVrustees of Schools.?? 
Schceol taxes See **Taxes.?? 
Schedules shall be kept by teacherSeseceveceeseees 
MDA ySlTaAl] COMTALM yess arclens wie «ave a-acnremeibrg erties 
OLE OTs ele a wi'ninld ea, 6 6 @ diese ella eis theese atale telalals ta sees 
to be certified by teachers,..cccescvcccesesree 
to be delivered 10 ivectoOrsy.....seesvecerece 
to be examiined by GirectOrsy..e-ceoeseceecee 
to be certified by Gircctors,.eccccescweccecces 
to be filed with treasurers..sscusscrvcecccess 
nat to becertified in certain Casesyeeerseeaes 
ection, sixteenth, declared. school oes ecevepamte 
urities, bound fur demands azainst pringh) als, 
of school com.uissioner het exemy from 
PAD ULI ESS aie s\4,0 0: 6i0'0 4m wisilety on eis py sivienels 'oysinuninie 
additional. may be required in certain cases,.. 
Scttlemecut may be made with trustees by per-ons 
TILE 6 «ato, ¢,5).c,ele ahs sich bm aye Nereis ain oie iets 
Sites for schoois, saics ofs HOW Madesrvccccecseces 
PUTCHASES Of, HUW MAE. erecinecceneeeves= 
Sixteenth section, declared schoo! jandss.ccesece 
S'ate shall pay interest on schoul fULdy<.ecccceees 
Statement of condition of schools (o be prepareds. 
what shail be contained 1D, nccekeccecowecess 
of treasurer to be laid before trustvesSseccaeee 
what shail be Con taTmediinsSuchts is «/aje wei eie-ets @ 
of sales of land and moneys received by com- 
MISSLOMOS 5, a sina, e 9,20 Ayapeinlsl cialeinin ote t=) einiote wid eieies 
Stationery, allowed to superintendelits. .csee- vers 
Sits, may Le brought on nutessmor gages, &c., bY 
COMILUISSIONCT 5 ceerccereeesceerscrecserere 
echoul commissisuer way LE & WilNness is... 
may be brought against treasurers... c.ecseree 
may be brought against collector ror refusal to 
PAV GvBiercelccmesdeue’. trt6 ts a eae 
damages lovbe awarded inijens si. ceemems sto seem 
may be Maintained for breach of condition in 
TIONED GC aliitwte, wpararese sie /a aligiein Spe 61 aiplete’atere, seam 
how brought for interest cn money loaned... 
all Suits may be bruught in name of trustees. 
may be brought against treasurer, on b Ulithys 
may be brought in county court against col- 
VEC LOT 6 eicto:s13- 6 als nce eieMeMtelsle.alsievard pipatens eeeee 
may be brought against trustees fur iusuffi- 
chency of {rGarure:7s sCGMTitiess Ws vere: aatern © 
may be brought against officeis tailing iu their 
CL sim cinsain wtp ld okw)s, /ahaeishole aisle eieioniiaia nike aiiere 
costs of, hut to be charged in certaii cases... 
may be maintained fur trespassing on scheol 
VERE LCLS gf ai: roi'esie in siigatie is)» seca sbaiotsey av sls uel b tele ret erahenetenere 
may be maintained fur euiting trees on scheol 
PETC 5 viala aeiois. ola let amen els dete sppiattiattis l= She 
how brought for penaiwiess. <ciw a= -\seciceie ak ee 
how brovght against purchasers of lands,.... 
Superintendent of public instruction, whin and 
TOW CLC CTO Si sre s hie eciale eke wlohe wislpite Re oie 
term Of OfM CO: Ofsaie. ware ores aaele essai erences 
GAtH OL OFMCOOfiscie sais Scininewaleepeinelerect ste teleisle tis 
office of » where to- De Repitsccehs ae coe 
bond of, penalty and ConditicMs Of,..c-ceanee® 
bocks and documents to be preserved Dy;...e6 


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sted 


PeCOL LOWE TEP E UH GC Mewec sees se hedee st emme 


{OePAY OVOL AONE Y Sigs laters let 's's where oles tele s ou eles 
to advise school commissioners and teachers;. 
to have supervisicn Of SCNOO!Sy.-searcccrecos 
EO IEHUS: CHNCAILAT Rg 015) war cre' orale lotels aialeralatere @ lela alulere 
topmake Neports tu OvernOrgsies cw lewie seem 
COMLEDUS OF TEMOetlols... co. daweee wewtaees wens 
toomiake rules aud Teg wv dtiGNS;s oleae eule se etes 
to. explain and interpret (his @¢tys. secede s ene 
his decision to be final, exces t in certain caress 
May cause funds Lo LE WITHHElG,. sc cccee- ence 
salary of, when and how paid... steer eeenee 
to be alluwed postage. staiiencry. RC ydeece ee 

shall sppenintend y ublicatien of this uCteese.e 
S)ali dieu bite this act, and in what manner, 


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Taxer, school, huw distributed when new district 


Teachers, balance due them after fund 


IS (ODMIEU ss ccc ok elamebcewb ee ciewecie, 00> 
Grectors may levygeccccassessesscssencsvccs 
Atrectors Vasy Levy oes cei a erealdelsinie asc us. *.010 
to be computed by county Clerky.ccce.-s seen 
how COMECLOU prea rceeverenecrerercrsacrerees 
to be paid by collector to township l:easurery,. 
in case of rekysal of collector to PBF OViTe. see 
how coliected where district is In two coun- 

LIES, . oe TR cece ee were cetceessecerscsecns 
shall not be levieu for extending school louger 

Than six MONtCHSseecaewecrsceccceseessc rans 
two mill, tu constifute school fund.ccceseceee 
where county fails to collect, it shall receive 

NONCgccecee mers eer serresesuccsoverssveces 
dividends of, to be made bv auditor,......... 
levied, to remain Validgeccseccesccesenevecee 
persons of color to have benefit Ofs........6. 
is exhaust- 

eds NOW. GOMECHERS. 6 eee snes cecaserssove 
to be appointed by directors,<c...0.. ces eee 
compensation of, regulated by directors,..... 
may be dismissed by directorsas cvs ccaceccess 
tu be examined by commiSsioner,.....-0.cc0. 
qualifications Necessary fOrs..e-cscscevecvece 
GHTECEIVE GOrtitiCAtey.e 5. Sewcwewiedaevsceseele 
POVINL OT COV CRU: .c1e's o.c aie: 0 inieieigla eerste aibliaveiy ole 
meetings for examination Ofs. 2... s.e- vce ee 
in case of jailure of,.tu attend examinations. 
to exhtbit certificate before receiving fundey. 
may teach particular branches iu certain cases 
shall Keep SCHEGUIES), ccccasinsiseveccscaean ue 
form of A ES eee ee bclaig we ws 
shall attach certificate to scheduless.c.sceves 
to deliver schedules to directursy..cecccsscce 
not receive compensation until schedule is 


PLOY omitaerg as ayasce etardhe'als 0 jejci'e aie ele-aie/oie/e(enso/aye' sie 


Title to-real esta e to vest io trustees in certain 


Fowns ang citic 


S, bpecial acts of, not changed by 
this ACE yee scecersece ee ee ee ee ee a ee et 


officers of, having in chargeschooits, dutles of, 


Townships, epporticnment amecnig, how madeyeee- 


oui p treasurer. Se 


distributive share of, to be paid to treasurers 

PUTS UY sitlaves oo: aa e056 sole alors o\cisieh inte eens ae 
business of, to be cone DY trUStCC&sscesereces 
to be body corporateyge .cccwscecccevcceccswas 
fe rm of; Name Cf, ANG SLYLE Of geceseareeceros 
to be Jaid off mn GistrictS, .ssscereessseercess 
map of, to be pz ff Oe, 
echool districts may be formed from several, 
when divided by county line separate (numetr- 

HtLOBs tO VE MACs «2 ick cae igecces sauese oe 
to be considered as incorporated by this act,.. 
e “Treasurer.?? 


Franscript of sales of csial lands to be furnished 


Treasurer, township, bond cf, to be fi 


& 


to auditor.... eeeees eres essere rseraeoeveans 
lied by school 

COMMISSIONCrs evesveosccvanvvcvesscvecees 
moneyr, botids, K&c., to be delivered to, by 

COMDIUSSIONCT, oc erveccoseccscvevsvesccces 
to give receipt for SAMECs,.+.. ccs acsseee cere 
receipt of, to be Evidences... cccrccecresses 
distributive ehare to ve paid to, annually,.... 
HOW APPOINtedyecccccccreavcccsceva-vevsoces 


“Recounts Of, to be EXAMINCU, +e. sees eseeerens 


proceeds of sales of schocl sitics tobe paid to, 
moneys for use of townships to be paid tes... 
may be removed by trustecsscsccass-cosscecs 
May be sued ON DON gc or cccreces-see-cocvers 
collector to pay over to, fil amouLt ef lexy. 
schedule to be filed withs..ce.crsscecreces ees 
to give bond and securit),.. otter er eee see eee 
LOTOY Of DONG O fs = walereiest. wel tis« <a's'v es-sieie'sm acl 
te provide books und keep acccuntrs.cccr ces 
accounts, How keptyseccceccaccsecessre sree 
SLi aI AGATE MOMS S's «over wicreraie ciels eeve\a'ays cans ese 
terms on which, shall loam MONcyr<.-.ceevee 
may require additional securitys.e.s-eceseeee 
{ff not given, shall institute siityesc.. sesece. 
shall havedeb's due probated and ciassed,,.«. 


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Treasurer, townthip, may bring suits for interest 


UN JOBTIET MON CY ess ove coe oe win atiniusn ose’ 
shal! keep ail Moneys, books, &c., of tuwne- 
GLP Pipisje eit sie w wierd] sins. sieisinie ss ne eis peine ae eelaiel e's 
shall make statement to trustees on certain 
ANF os cleicc ness e ce vsiedesenesienne a tneinges ea 
what shall be contained in statement Of,...e. 
penalty in case of failure te perform duties, . 
Hot liable Mn. certain CASES, se ate ect eascoeceas 
to deliver money, books, ke 9 to BNECESOLg. ces 
TA CRECIOE AGA Olisiss v.cinisie cred oeiste rem sueiaiaiele eis’ 
COMPENSALION Of ys ses ceccncccccscsecrcavcecs 
exempted from. working roads, serving ot jue 
Ties, &e Feces es ce oe tree es aeerses severe re 


DSA UT EL ests oawic.actette ts lca e Caio o e aabtemte-srote 


Trees, penalty for cutting, on school lands,......6« 
Trespass on School lands, how punished,....essee 
; Trustees of schools to be body corporate and politic 


UAMIACAMGUSLY 1 Of sie eus oie 0 wining e siecle ee opi aistense 0 
Germ Of OfMCE Ofecasecicccccassececcesccces se 
G]PZIDINILY Ofgie ccecc ce ccac sone cnrnencsec sects 
RIECLION Ofgecccvcccccccsccesresseveveccsscce 
election’ of, may be pus! poned in Certain caseBy 
fo act as judges and clerks at elections,....6. 
in case of pefusal of, to serve at elections... 
time and nianner of GleCEINGs).cecrcessaversce 
QUANMCALIONS GE VUGET TOs iste cice sca scete cas 
Im Case Of & tie im CleChions. ssc savecteencas 
in case of vacancy in board Of g.-cceeereencas 
to be suecessors to trustces of schoo] lands,... 
Property to VEvestred jy... ccsercc ce vececie se 
to hold semi-annual MIcelinStyecccecssesicscs 
sp: cial meetings of, how calleds..... ciscvve 
how board of, shall be organizeds....see-ceee 
MAY APPOIMNt & preside Nts. s.cecscanserervcce 
may appoint a township treasurers .ec.ccssee 
May TEMGVE OMCENS TOT LAUSCs. oo veiw es 'siniee 5 
UuUby Of president of Doardyotas sce s's ccc weiss 6 
@uty of - clerk Of DGaid-Of pc. + cewcdsesuccescs 
must lay township cif into districts, ....seee 
To PYEpANe Map GE TOWNS Ps.6cusiecc encase 
may f.rm schoo! districts from: several wown- 
ENUTS ates etataatny os ses skele! alere ala bieisls) 'sle/elee,e-a/<)e 018) 
to make division of taxcs in new district and 
HOMWisic <cccemtesiels'eercssahad as asap es ean ecias 
funds, how to be distributed Dyg.....-ceccece 
may make orders for collcction of funds,..... 
to asccrtaib amount in hands of treasurer... 
teexamine certificate of Girectors,...aseesse 
to diaw on treasurer for payment of teach- 
OURalats svctvrainis a ce's klein eiele sale aiel Dalgivieiers 8/5 4(ei50/ 
May appoint dhectors of union echcolss,..«.+. 
shal] make statements of condition of schooles 
what shall be containeaanh statement of,..... 
duty of, in case township is divided by county 
Pe steisvetaraleseais'ene si aple Biwls: sieteraieig a lereiohay oaierdi oral era: 
shall make «xamination of beoks, murtgages, 
GiGi yo area sav) ojo isle)jadc) ain ielu'wisiviais/¢1¢)9 o/aie 1 e/ee ane’ 
may receive devise, gift or grant,.-.1.-.sseee 
sested with tithe and custody of school houses, 
president and clerk of boaid of, to «-xecute 
COU OGIO EB vc le eiera| ofp etsin la ales, sler'eist Wslieinieists.cirie 
to distribute funds, &c , in division of district, 
shall cause all moneys to be paid to treasurers 
may remove, township trea: urerse. co.cc nsees 
FAY stie township trEaenrery.. 2c cecccesves 
may pur hase real estate in satisfacticn cof 
JUCRDIOUA wise ania s vise sinclvws cc es ents vaveleke 
{itle to such estate to vest in, for schcol] pur- 
PCSCEs ee oreene sees eet esrccererece 
may rettie with persons indebted... ccesercue 
may receive decds io real cstate in compro- 
PYLE Coe teteraleileta eo; 01 Hsien ie aj skenstanstera) Sieg) ohel a miots eid sie 
may cancel bonde, mortgages, &C.,.001 cece 
may lease or sel) lands AL AUCTION ge. es eseee 
shall not be interested in Conti actese.c.sccese 
thall vot be director,.. eee araiere 
€EXCCUTICN MAY ISKVE DLAI, 0. cccrvenscccce 
cximpted from working roads, serving on ju- 
UCR De Cr en wfee wie phaie ete loiarhs diaisle bh Wists Vewialceie se 
Wa DiTTLICS Of ale aisiree nie. s\s'«)e\s\e'se'alols vq aisle sw ae pia 


liable for s1 Meicncy of treasuret’s securities, 


sosee wes 


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Trustees of schools, penalty for failing to perform Vacancy in board of trustees, how filled........ 1 
AUMESs ew aeiewigis ca cuccles hemes nese cislccseiss me 
to continue in office until successors appointed, 35 Ww. 
how to proceed in selling schoo] lands........ 38 : a 
Trustees of school lands, trustees of schools de~ Witness, school commissioner may bey........-.. $ 
CIATEM SUCCEBBOTY Of --ccceeccnesscaeeveces F il See “Byidence 2? 
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Vacancy in office of school commissioner, how | c 
HUPid as cadens des cine saneades cece ae eea's ss 6 | “ 
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